

Don't forget to look down on Augduring the eclipse - if you are under a tree, you'll see tiny crescent-shaped spots of light everywhere there normally would be circles of light! The moon will take a huge "bite" out of the sun, covering 80% of the sun over Louisiana. Louisiana isn't in the path of totality, but that doesn't mean we won't be treated to a spectacular event here at LSU. Along the path of totality, a relatively narrow area that will stretch from Salem, Oregon to Charleston, South Carolina, the moon will completely cover the sun, stars will shine in a night-like sky and lucky observers will be able to see the sun's tenuous atmosphere, the corona, extending from the moon's border. On August 21, 2017, people in North America will be able to see either a total or a partial solar eclipse, where the moon will either completely or partially cover the sun in the middle of the day from our perspective on Earth.
