Watching the solar eclipse

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POULSBO — The solar eclipse is underway.

All of North America will experience at least a partial eclipse today, NASA reported. Depending on where you live in the United States, the moon will completely or partially block out the sun for a brief period as the eclipse’s path crosses the U.S. diagonally from Oregon to South Carolina, NASA reported.

A total eclipse will cross the country from Oregon to South Carolina over the course of an hour and a half — on what is being called the path of totality — and 14 states will experience night-like darkness for approximately two minutes in the middle of the day.

NASA is airing a four-hour show, “Eclipse Across America,” starting at 8 a.m. local time. Go to www.nasa.gov/eclipselive. Viewers will see images “captured before, during, and after the eclipse by 11 spacecraft, at least three NASA aircraft, more than 50 high-altitude balloons, and the astronauts aboard the International Space Station – each offering a unique vantage point for the celestial event,” according to the site.

Dancers from Galletta School of Dance pause from practice to watch the eclipse, Aug. 21. From left, Emmalia Monroe, Bainbridge Island; Sachiko Miyoshi, Poulsbo; Keilah Andrews, Suquamish; Riis Williams, Poulsbo; and Laney Grant, Kingston. (Richard Walker/Kitsap News Group)

Dancers from Galletta School of Dance pause from practice to watch the eclipse, Aug. 21. From left, Emmalia Monroe, Bainbridge Island; Sachiko Miyoshi, Poulsbo; Keilah Andrews, Suquamish; Riis Williams, Poulsbo; and Laney Grant, Kingston. (Richard Walker/Kitsap News Group)

Marika Jones of Kitsap News Group watches the partial eclipse Aug. 21 from in front of the news group offices in Poulsbo. (Richard Walker/Kitsap News Group)

Marika Jones of Kitsap News Group watches the partial eclipse Aug. 21 from in front of the news group offices in Poulsbo. (Richard Walker/Kitsap News Group)

From left, Marika Jones, Kari Jacobs and Priscilla Wakefield of Kitsap News Group watch the partial eclipse Aug. 21 from in front of the news group offices in Poulsbo. (Richard Walker/Kitsap News Group)

From left, Marika Jones, Kari Jacobs and Priscilla Wakefield of Kitsap News Group watch the partial eclipse Aug. 21 from in front of the news group offices in Poulsbo. (Richard Walker/Kitsap News Group)

Sophie Bonomi of Kitsap News Group photographs the partial eclipse Aug. 21 from in front of the news group offices in Poulsbo. (Richard Walker/Kitsap News Group)

Sophie Bonomi of Kitsap News Group photographs the partial eclipse Aug. 21 from in front of the news group offices in Poulsbo. (Richard Walker/Kitsap News Group)