On Monday, Aug. 21, there will be a total solar eclipse in the United States and we’ve got all the details you need to watch the solar eclipse online.
This Monday, Aug. 21, the moon will pass between the earth and the sun and create a phenomenon known as a total solar eclipse. It’s such a big deal that NASA created an entire website around it to celebrate something so awesome, you could literally go blind.
However, not everyone in the United States will be able to see the entire thing. There are 14 lucky states on the “path of totality,” so depending on where you live (even if it’s not in the United States), you may still be able to get a good glimpse of what’s happening. If you’re interested in some science-y things and checking out where your home state falls on the map, you can check out this neat graphic here.
According to said graphic, the perfect spot to see the solar eclipse in its entirety happens to be the exact spot where Kansas, Nebraska, and Missouri all touch. But even if you can’t make it there for what is estimated as 2 minutes and 40 seconds of glory, no worries!
There’s a lot of excitement surrounding this big Heroes-esque event, so sites like TIME, NASA and Slooh will all be hosting live streams to cover it. The eclipse itself won’t begin until 9:05 a.m. PT as only a partial eclipse in Oregon. As it makes its way across the United States, it’ll end somewhere around South Carolina at 2:44 p.m. ET.
TIME will host a live stream from their YouTube page here, while NASA has prepared as much coverage as possible here, including nearly every streaming platform you can imagine. Likewise, Slooh wants to give everyone around the world an opportunity to tune in with their live stream here.
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You might you have better things to do or don’t feel interested in the solar eclipse, but it remains a big deal in the same of science nonetheless. According to NASA’s lead scientist for the event, Lika Guhathakurta, this is a “cosmic coincidence” that we probably won’t see again for a long time. Not necessarily because it doesn’t happen a lot, but just because it doesn’t always happen by us where we can see.
So be sure to check it out—but if you’re in a place where you can see it, wear protective eyewear!