Centuries awaited: Ohio State prepares for Ohio’s first total solar eclipse since 1806 By Brooke Tacsar Lantern Reporter
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hile headphones are enough to drown out Bonnie Tyler’s “Total Eclipse of the Heart,” Ohioans will need more protective gear in preparation for Monday’s total solar eclipse. During a total solar eclipse, the moon
passes between the sun and the Earth, creating a path of totality, also known as the track of the moon’s shadow across the Earth’s surface, according to NASA. Those within the path of totality — a 124-mile-wide band that spans diagonally across the country — can see a full solar eclipse. CONTINUES ON PAGE 2
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