>> IT'S EVENT 100 YEARS IN THE
MAKING AND WE'RE NOW LESS THAN
ONE WEEK FROM THE TOTAL SOLAR
ECLIPSE.
WITH THE ECLIPSE ALMOST UPON US,
MILLIONS WILL BE FLOCKING TO THE
PATH OF TOTALITY.
COOL.
BEN IS HERE TO EXPLAIN HOW COME
IT'S SO SPECIAL.
>> BEN: A LOT OF PEOPLE WILL
FIGURE IT OUT QUICK.
CENTURY.
THE MOON SHADOW WILL CUT THROUGH
AMERICA DURING THE HEART OF THE
AFTERNOON FROM COAST TO COAST.
IT'S TRULY A ONCE IN A LIFETIME
EVENT FOR JUST OVER TWO AND A
HALF MILLION, AN ECLIPSE WILL
LEAVE MILLIONS OF US IN THE
DARK.
THIS ISN'T JUST ANY ECLIPSE.
THIS IS A TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE.
AND IN ORDER FOR A TOTAL SOLAR
ECLIPSE TO HAPPEN, THE EARTH,
SUN AND MOON, ALL HAVE TO GET IN
LINE, AN EXACT LINE, WHICH
DOESN'T HAPPEN OFTEN.
HERE IS HOW IT WORKS.
>> THE SUN IS APPROXIMATELY 400
TIMES LARGER THAN THE MOON, BUT
KEEP IN MIND THAT THE SUN IS
ALSO ABOUT 400 TIMES FARTHER
AWAY WHICH MEANS TO US, THEY
SIZE.
WHEN THE MOON MOVES BETWEEN THE
EARTH AND THE SUN, IT COSTS A
SHADOW AND WHEN THE SUN AND MOON
ARE PRECISELY ALIGNED, THEY
COMPLETE A TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE
AT LEAST FOR THOSE LUCKY TO BE
IN THE RIGHT SPOT.
PTHE TOTALLY OR DARKEST SHADOW OF
THE MOON IS ABOUT 70 MILES WIDE
FROM OREGON T CARE LOON NA.
ECLIPSE.
TO GET THE MOST OUT OF THE
ROAD.
TOWNS OVER THE COUNTRY,
ESPECIALLY THOSE ON THE LINE OF
TOTALITY HAVE BEEN GEARING UP
FOR TOURISTS.
MA
MADRIS, OREGON, A SMALL TOWN
PREPARING FOR 100,000 PEOPLE.
AN EVENT SO BIG THE CITY
APPOINTED A SOLAR ECLIPSE
PLANNER.
ECLIPSEOFILES WILL GO FAR AND
WIDE TO SEE THE PHENOMENON AND
FOR BILLY AND SHARON HAAS, IT'S
BEEN THEIR LIFE SINCE 1991.
WE KEEP TELLING OUR FAMILIES
THIS IS GREAT AND NOW WE'RE ALL
THEM IT'S GREAT.
WHETHER OR NOT YOU CAPTURE IT ON
FILM.
BECAUSE IT'S SPECIAL.
CHANCES ARE YOU'LL WANT TO
CAPTURE THE MOMENT, COMMIT IT TO
MEMORY, BUT YOU NEED TO BE
CAREFUL AND REMEMBER WHAT YOUR
PARENTS TOLD YOU, DON'T STARE AT
THE SUN.
>> VERY SHORT PERIODS OF TIME OF
INTENSE LIGHT MEASURED IN TEN
SECONDS, CAN DO DAMAGE TO THE
CENTRAL REGION OF THE RETINA.
>> BARRY WINKLER DEVOTED HIS
LIFE TO RESEARCHING THE EYE AND
RELATED AREAS.
>> THE ONLY TIME THAT YOU MIGHT
LOOK AT THE ECLIPSE WITHOUT THE
VISION AIDED GLASSES THAT CUT
DOWN THE LIGHT BY THOUSANDS AND
THOUSANDS OF FOLD SHALL THE
LIGHT INTENSITY, IS A SITUATION
ECLIPSE.
AND THE MOON HAS COMPLETELY
BLOCKED OUT ANY SUNLIGHT.
BUT AS SOON AS THAT MOON PASSES
THROUGH THE SUN, AS SOON AS
THAT--
AND BEGIN TO SEE A CRESCENT OF
LIGHT, IMMEDIATELY YOU SHOULD
BACK ON IMMEDIATELY.
>> YOU CAN FIND ECLIPSE GLASSES
ALMOST EVERYWHERE AND IF YOU
PLAN ON TAKING IN THE ECLIPSE,
YOU SHOULD GET THEM.
>> YOU SHOULD ABSOLUTELY, 130%
WEAR THIS TYPE OF PRODUCTIVE
ECLIPSE.
>> BEN: AN IMPORTANT NOTE ABOUT
THE GLASSES AND EYE SAFETY.
THERE ARE A LOT OF FAKES GOING
ON AROUND RIGHT NOW AND YOU WANT
TO MAKE SURE YOUR GLASSES PASS
THIS SIMPLE TEST.
LOOK FOR THE ISO LOGO AND
NUMBERS 12312-2.
IF YOU DON'T SEE THEM, THOSE
GLASSES ARE PROBABLY FAKE AND
YOU'LL WANT TO LOOK FOR THE
PROPER ONES AND EVEN IF YOU GET
THE REAL ONES, YOU'VE GOT TO
MAKE SURE THERE'S NO SCRATCHES,
NO HOLES AND THAT THE FILM IS
ACTUALLY ATTACHED TO THE
CARDBOARD BECAUSE THAT COULD
CAUSE YOU JUST AS MANY PROBLEMS.
>> KIMBERLY: YOU HAVE TO BE
CAREFUL AND YOU CAN'T USE YOUR
SPECIAL ONES.
>> BEN: YOU'RE RIGHT, REGULAR
SUNGLASSES DO NOT WORK.
>> KIMBERLY: GEE, SO EXCITING.
>> KIMBERLY: IT IS.
WEATHER.
>> BEN: WOE WE WILL HOPEFULLY
BE DOING THAT SOON.
WE'RE GOING TO HOPKINSVILLE,
KENTUCKY AND STARTING TO REPORT
LIVE ON SUNDAY NIGHT.
OREGON IS EXPECTING 100,000, AND