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Scientists all over the world tonight are excited a total solar eclipse.

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Now a solar eclipse happens when the angles are just right, that the moon

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actually blocks out the light of the Sun and we fall into the shadow of the moon.

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When that happens the bright disk of the Sun is covered up and that gives scientists

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an opportunity to study the layer of gas right around the Sun called

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the solar corona. This all the action happens for the Earth. This where things

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like solar storms and solar flares actually peal off and careen towards

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our own planet. So its really important for us to know what's going on right close to the

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surface of the Sun. So tonight around 8pm you can actually find out what's

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going on, you can see a total solar eclipse. If you actually go to NASA.gov

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/eclipse also @NASASunEarth

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My name is Dr. Michelle Thaller, I'm an astrophysicist at NASA and I am really looking forward

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the eclipse tonight.