How to Watch the Total Solar Eclipse August 2. Live Online. A total solar eclipse that crosses the U.

S. from coast to coast will be visible on Aug. In a total solar eclipse, the moon moves directly between the Earth and the sun, completely obscuring the sun's face. During the brief minutes of the total eclipse, the sky darkens and the air cools. The Aug. 2. 1 eclipse will be the first total solar eclipse in the contiguous U. S. since 1. 97. 9. The eclipse will begin in Lincoln Beach, Ore., at 9: 0.

PDT as a partial solar eclipse, in which the moon only partly covers the sun, and will progress to a total solar eclipse at 1. The eclipse will then make its way eastward across the country, ending at 2: 4.

Total Solar Eclipse 2017: How to Watch on TV or Live Stream Online if You’re Not in its Path. · In the Quad Cities, the eclipse is expected to peak at 1:14 p.m. · Watch the live stream of the partial lunar eclipse over the eastern hemisphere here. The best solar eclipse in a century is finally here. A record number of people have flocked to a 70-mile-wide swath of the United States to witness an historic total. If you can't witness the total solar eclipse in person, you can still see it online or via TV.

People wearing protective glasses watch a solar eclipse in March 2016 in Jakarta, Indonesia. A total solar eclipse will be seen in parts of Oregon on Aug. 21, while. Can't travel to the path of totality for the August 21, 2017 total solar eclipse? Never fear. Here's how to watch online from a variety of sources. · Solar Eclipse 2017 Live Stream Video – How to Watch Online! The 2017 Solar Eclipse is taking place in just a few hours, and there's a live stream if you.

EDT near Columbia, S. C. For those who want to see the total eclipse in person, it will be visible in parts of 1. Oregon, Idaho, Wyoming, Nebraska, Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina, and will last for up to two minutes and 4. Skygazers in other states will be able to see a partial eclipse, but for those who want to experience the total eclipse, there are plenty of ways to catch it live online. TIME will stream the eclipse starting at 1. EDT on Aug. 2. 1 on Time. Facebook and You.

Tube pages. Spaceflight historian and You. Tuber Amy Shira Teitel will co- host the viewing from New York City, while TIME's Jeff Kluger will co- host it from Casper, Wyo. The free livestream will feature interviews, information on how solar eclipses work, a history of eclipses, a segment on safe viewing practices and more. The astronaut Marsha Ivins will also join the livestream on air. Additionally, TIME and LIFE VR will be producing a 3. VR livestream of the solar eclipse on TIME’s Facebook and You. Tube pages, in partnership with Mesmerise Global.

The stream will show an on- the- ground view from Casper, Wyo., including footage of the solar eclipse in totality as well as scenes of revelers who have gathered for the event. An edited version of the 3. LIFE VR app for i. OS and Android and in LIFE VR’s Samsung VR channel immediately following the eclipse. Elsewhere, NASA will host an "Eclipse Megacast," a four- hour program covering the eclipse as it moves across the U.

S., on its website. Watch Casper: A Spirited Beginning Online Full Movie there. NASA's coverage will allow viewers to interact with scientists and people who are viewing the eclipse in person, according to the organization. NASA TV will also broadcast the program, as will some local television stations.

You can also watch the eclipse online at Slooh, a space broadcaster that is holding a three- day festival in honor of the eclipse. Slooh will cover the eclipse as it travels from coast to coast and broadcast views of it from Idaho.