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This August, the United States Will Be Treated to a Historic Eclipse

On August 21, the U.S. will witness a total solar eclipse when the sun, moon and Earth will perfectly align into what scientists call a syzygy.
Solar Eclipse
The corona of the sun visible around the moon during a total solar eclipse, 1999. (Photo by Space Frontiers/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)Space Frontiers / Getty Images