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November 04, 2013

Partial solar eclipse Sunday morning
New York (UPI) Nov 2, 2013
Early-risers on the East Coast - and those in parts of Europe and Africa - will be able see a rare solar eclipse Sunday morning. Those in the eastern portion of the United States can see a partial eclipse beginning shortly after sunrise, scheduled for 6:30 a.m. EST. Get up early enough, with an unobstructed view of the eastern horizon, and you could see a sunrise with about 60 percent of the sun obscured as the moon passes between Earth and the sun, The New York Times reported Saturday ... read more

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