![]() Next to the cities list is an icon of the Earth. The simulation is pre-loaded with the views for Kansas City, Los Angeles, and Miami. ![]() ![]() Then you can easily switch between various locations. You can click on the “plus” button at the bottom of the screen and type in any city you want, and add it to the list of cities, like adding a bookmark. You can click and drag inside the inset window to change the time, or use the vertical time bar on the right side of the screen to go forward and backward over the three hour and twelve minute time frame that the eclipse happens in North America. You can simply click on any location to see an inset of the sun, and it will show how much the moon will block it during the eclipse. Click and drag on the Earth to move it around, or zoom in with your mouse to get close to the surface. The tiniest circle along the thin line in the center is called the umbra, and it is the only location where you can see a total eclipse of the sun. The largest circle is the part of the moon’s shadow called the penumbra, which will partially block the sun. Once you enter the site, first see the Earth, with the shadow of the moon on it. This will work in the web browser on your desktop, laptop, as well as newer tablets and phones, either in iOS or Android! (See the list below for details.) Just launch the website, click “Enter,” and away you go! In this interactive, web-based 3D simulation, you can click anywhere on the Earth to preview your view of the August 21st, 2017 total eclipse.
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