Next week NASA will broadcast the first coast-to-coast total solar eclipse in the continental United States in nearly a century.
As the sun passes behind the moon and the skies darken, NASA Television will provide footage of the eclipse from “unique vantage points,” according to a press release from NASA.
Hampton Roads will be treated to a partial solar eclipse, while other locations in the United States will experience a total eclipse.
“Eclipse Across America: Through the Eyes of NASA” will offer viewers the chance to see the eclipse from the International Space Station, various points on the ground, NASA research aircraft and balloons, satellites and telescopes.
The four-hour broadcast begins at 1 p.m. on Aug. 21 and will follow the path of the eclipse across the United States.
Live reports will be issued from towns across the United States.
The broadcast can be watched on the NASA phone app, social media and TV feeds.
For more information about the eclipse and NASA’s broadcast visit NASA’s website.
