Eclipse Over America

Eclipse Over America

2017 · 53 min · ★ 7.0 · Documentary

On August 21, 2017, millions of Americans will witness the first total solar eclipse to cross the continental United States in 99 years. While hordes of citizens prepare to flock to the eclipse’s path of totality, scientists, too, are staking out spots for a very different reason: to investigate the secrets of the sun’s elusive atmosphere.

Directed by Martin Gorst · Written by Martin Gorst

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