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Monday, August 21st the solar eclipse will darken the skies along a path from Oregon to South Carolina. It's the first eclipse that will be seen from coast to coast in 99 years. Millions will don special glasses or watch through pinhole projectors. Eclipse enthusiasts say totality never disappoints. 

Join NPR hosts Robin Young and Meghna Chakrabarti from 12:00pm to 2:00pm Central Time as the eclipse crosses the country. You'll hear from eclipse chasers, scientists, first time observers and reporters across the nation. 

Here are approximate times (all times Eastern time) for the viewing: The total eclipse starts in Salem, Oregon at 1:18p ET. It moves on to Idaho Falls, Idaho by 1:33pm ET, Casper, Wyoming at 1:43pm ET. Then to Lincoln, Nebraska at 2:02pm; Jefferson City, Missouri at 2:13pm; Carbondale, Illinois at 2:20pm; Paducah, Kentucky at 2:22pm; Nashville, Tennessee at 2:27pm; Talulah Falls, Georgia at 2:37pm; Columbia, South Carolina at 2:41pm; and Charleston, South Carolina at 2:45pm Eastern Time.

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Monday, August 21st the solar eclipse will darken the skies along a path from Oregon to South Carolina. It's the first eclipse that will be seen from coast to coast in 99 years. Millions will don special glasses or watch through pinhole projectors. Eclipse enthusiasts say totality never disappoints.

Listen live to NPR special: solar eclipse across America

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