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Solar Eclipse 2017

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Solar Eclipse 2k17!! On August 21, for the first time in a century, a total solar eclipse will be visible across the United States from the West Coast to the East Coast. That’s pretty cool, right? I mean, this really is a once in a lifetime thing. I even have a buddy who booked a trip to St. Louis because it’ll be more intense there. It really makes you take a step back and admire the power of the Sun, ya know? The Sun makes up 99.86% of the mass of our entire solar system. It would take 1.3 million Earths to fill it up. The Sun is massive, powerful, and intense. And yet, we’ve taken that sheer, unimaginable energy and tamed it. The light from that giant ball of fire (that is so incredible it was once worshiped as GOD) traveled 93 million miles just so it could power our lights. I can’t be the only one who finds that impressive, can I? This eclipse is a huge event. There are places around here that are selling stadium tickets so people can get the best view of it. It’s very