PARTIAL ECLIPSE OF SUN MAY BE VISIBLE FRIDAY.Byline: Daily News If the skies are clear Friday, a partial eclipse of the sun will be visible from Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, shortly after noon. Officials stress it is essential to use proper filters or projection techniques to view the eclipse, because even a brief glance directly at the sun can damage the eyes. Officials at the Griffith Observatory Griffith Observatory is located in Los Angeles, California, United States. Sitting on the south-facing slope of Mount Hollywood in L.A.'s Griffith Park, it commands a view of the Los Angeles Basin, including downtown Los Angeles to the southeast, Hollywood to the south, and the in Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. recommend viewing the eclipse through solar filters available from telescope stores, some camera stories and the observatory. Another safe method of viewing the phenomenon is by reflecting the sun's image off a 1-inch to 2-inch pocket mirror onto a shaded north-facing wall. The eclipse, which will begin at 12:05 p.m., occurs when the moon moves in front of the sun. In this case so little of the sun will be covered by the moon, in fact, that the sky and ground will not darken dark·en v. dark·ened, dark·en·ing, dark·ens v.tr. 1. a. To make dark or darker. b. To give a darker hue to. 2. To fill with sadness; make gloomy. 3. noticeably. People who are not looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. the eclipse might not notice that anything is happening. At 1:10 p.m. in Southern California the eclipse will reach its maximum, with one-tenth of the sun's surface covered by the moon. |
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