sunday light: you owe it to yourself to experience a total solar eclipse

On August 21, 2017, the moon's shadow will race from Oregon to South Carolina in what some consider to be the most awe-inspiring spectacle in all of nature: a total solar eclipse. Umbraphile David Baron chases these rare events across the globe, and in this ode to the bliss of seeing the solar corona, he explains why you owe it to yourself to witness one, too.

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Science writer and umbraphile David Baron describes what it's like to witness a total solar eclipse -- it is apparently a wonderful, magical, soul-shifting experience. He is a gifted storyteller, so click here or the image above to watch his wonderful talk, and compelling argument that witnessing the celestial event could help change the world.

(And if you're in America, and are wondering how much of tomorrow's eclipse you'll witness in your home town, enter your zip code here.  And if you're not in the path of the total solar eclipse, fear not -- NASA will be livestreaming the whole thing here.)

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