A solar eclipse is coming in August. Here’s what it will look like where you are.

July 12, 2017 4:13 PM PT

Most Americans won’t see this year’s total solar eclipse, the first in the Lower 48 states since 1979.

But a partial eclipse will be visible in every state on Aug. 21. Just don’t look directly at it without eye protection specifically designed to do so.

The countdown has begun. Based on the time zone of the device you’re using to read this, the eclipse will start soon.

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Jon Schleuss

Former graphics and data journalist Jon Schleuss left the Los Angeles Times in December 2019 when he was elected president of the NewsGuild, which represents about 20,000 journalists and other workers in the United States and Canada. Schleuss previously taught journalism students how to code at the University of Southern California. An Arkansas native, he graduated from the University of Arkansas in 2013.

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