A total solar eclipse will darken the skies on Wednesday. Here’s who gets to see it — and why.
Michael Zeiler is currently aboard the expedition ship Ocean Explorer, heading to the fjords of Greenland to view the upcoming total solar eclipse on Wednesday.
The veteran eclipse chaser has an ambitious goal: to make the first-ever observation of an aurora during solar eclipse totality. He also said he hoped to spot a few meteors flying by from the ongoing Perseid meteor shower.
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