Why NASA says the total solar eclipse on Monday will be way cooler than any before it

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The 2017 total solar eclipsefrom atop Carroll Rim Trail at Painted Hills, a unit of the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, near Mitchell, Oregon.

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The 10 biggest cities where you can view Monday's total solar eclipse, from Texas to Indiana, Ohio, and New York

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Moon eclipses the sun with whispy white clouds in the foreground against a darkened, grey sky
Depending on your location this April, the moon will completely eclipse the sun — what's called "duration of totality" — for over 4 minutes.

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The eclipse will affect solar power in states like California that are far outside the path of totality

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A map showing where the moon's shadow will cross the US during the 2024 total solar eclipse.

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How I took the 'best' photo of the 2017 American solar eclipse — and what I'm doing differently this year

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Jon Carmichael looks at a blown up shot of his photo of the 2017 Great American Solar Eclipse.
Astrophotographer and Keynote Speaker, Jon Carmichael (on left) captured this iconic image of the 2017 total solar eclipse that swept across the US.

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