The partially eclipsed sun, photographed through a telephoto lens capped with a special-purpose solar filter. The moon covers 93 percent of the sun's diameter and about 91 percent of its area. From Solar Eclipse Across America, American Astronomical Society. Credit: Rick Fienberg / TravelQuest International / Wilderness Travel. Note: In Great Barrington, the moon will eclipse 94.83 percent of the sun, making a slightly smaller crescent of our sun. Nevertheless, you must protect your eyes with eclipse glasses! See text.
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