3 Facts and a Fib: Monday April 8th

Three of the following are FACTS…one is a FIB (scroll down to find out which one!)

1.  A town called “Eclipse” in Texas will see a total solar eclipse today

2.  A solar eclipse occurs when the sun . . . the moon . . . and Earth are all aligned, or in “syzygy.”  The moon then casts a shadow on Earth.

3. Everyone in the continental U.S. will see at least a partial eclipse today, if you have clear skies

4. This will be the first total solar eclipse in the continental U.S. in 7 years.

AND THE FIB IS…(scroll down)

#1!!!
A town called “Eclipse” in Texas will see a 94% partial solar eclipse.

(Forbes /Astronomy.com/ NASA/Astronomy.com)