A solar eclipse will be seen in the Northern Hemisphere on Wednesday, August 12.
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On Wednesday (Aug. 12), the new moon will swoop in front of the sun, casting its dark shadow across a stretch of Earth from Iceland and Greenland to northern Spain. Viewers in the path of the shadow, known as the path of totality, will see a stunning total solar eclipse.
Meanwhile, millions of skywatchers in North America and Europe will be treated to a partial eclipse, with the moon covering more than 90% of the sun’s visible surface in some areas.
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