ORONO, Maine, July 21 -- University of Maine issued the following news release:
Mainers will have a rare opportunity to watch the moon partially cover the sun on Aug. 12, creating what looks like a dark bite taken out of the solar disk.
The partial solar eclipse will be visible throughout Maine around midday, weather permitting. The event is especially notable because another solar eclipse will not appear in Maine's sky until 2045.
When can Mainers see the eclipse?
In the greater Bangor area, viewers will see the partial eclipse between 12:54 and 2:49 p.m., according to Shawn Laatsch of the University of Maine's Versant Power Astronomy Center. As much as 23.6% of the sun will be blocked by the moon at the eclipse's peak at 1:53 p.m., he...