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On August 21, 201
7, one of the greatest spect
acles of our time will t
ake place over most of North America – a tot
al solar eclipse. T
he Moon will pass between the Earth and
the Sun and the Moon’s shadow will trace a path directly across the United St
ates from coast to coast.