Christmas Day 2000 Solar Eclipse: Previews by area of North America
posted: 30 June 2005 07:32 am
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These images, by artist Chris Meaney of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, show how much of the Sun will be covered along various swaths of North America (shown in purple). Click any image to see a larger version.
U.S. West and Southwest 20-30 percent of the Sun covered
U.S. Northwest and Southwest, plus Florida 30-40 percent of the Sun covered
Western Canada, U.S. Midwest and Southeast 40-50 percent of the Sun covered
Canadian Prairies, Central and Northeast U.S. 50-60 percent of the Sun covered
Eastern Canada and extreme Northeastern U.S. 60-70 percent of the Sun covered
Source for images: NASA/GSFC
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