There Goes the Sun
Six Amazing Ways to Celebrate the Total Eclipse in the U.S.
Illustration for Emispheres Magazine.
Editorial illustration and animation for the august 2017 issue of Hemispheres Magazine. Art Direction: Rickard Westin / Illustration: Francesco Zorzi for the Stacey Mc Kenna's article
On August 21, the moon will cast a 70-mile-wide shadow that will race across the country in the first total solar eclipse to darken the U.S. mainland since 1979. llustration for the august 2017 issue of Hemispheres Magazine.
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August 21, 10:17 a.m. PDT
Salem, Oregon: The Salem-Keizer
Volcanoes minor league baseball team
face off against the Hillsboro Hops
in the first pro sports event to stop
play for an eclipse—a moment which
will be commemorated with an
eclipse-themed Volcanoes jersey.
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Salem, Oregon: The Salem-Keizer
Volcanoes minor league baseball team
face off against the Hillsboro Hops
in the first pro sports event to stop
play for an eclipse—a moment which
will be commemorated with an
eclipse-themed Volcanoes jersey.
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Aug 21 2017, 11:34 a.m. MDT
Jackson, Wyoming: Wyoming
Stargazing is hosting public and
private watch parties, complete
with solar telescopes, at Snow King
Mountain. One of those events will
also feature an appearance from
retired astronaut Scott Altman.
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Jackson, Wyoming: Wyoming
Stargazing is hosting public and
private watch parties, complete
with solar telescopes, at Snow King
Mountain. One of those events will
also feature an appearance from
retired astronaut Scott Altman.
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August 21, 1:13 p.m. CDT
Jefferson City, Missouri: The
500 cyclists lucky enough to have
registered can watch the eclipse from
their bikes while pedaling the Katy
Trail, a section of the Lewis & Clark
National Historic Trail that traces
the Missouri River.
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Jefferson City, Missouri: The
500 cyclists lucky enough to have
registered can watch the eclipse from
their bikes while pedaling the Katy
Trail, a section of the Lewis & Clark
National Historic Trail that traces
the Missouri River.
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Aug 21, 1:27 p.m. CDT
Nashville, Tennessee: Nashville
Paddle will lead two-hour kayak and
standup paddleboard sessions on
Percy Priest Lake before, during, and
after the eclipse. Residents of the
biggest city in the path of totality
can observe wetland wildlife reacting
as day suddenly turns to night.
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Nashville, Tennessee: Nashville
Paddle will lead two-hour kayak and
standup paddleboard sessions on
Percy Priest Lake before, during, and
after the eclipse. Residents of the
biggest city in the path of totality
can observe wetland wildlife reacting
as day suddenly turns to night.
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Aug 21, 2:41 p.m. EDT
Columbia, South Carolina: The South
Carolina Philharmonic fetes the
eclipse with the Star Wars Musiclipse,
an orchestral performance featuring
songs from all the films up through
The Force Awakens. Musicians
and audience members alike are
encouraged to wear costumes.
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Columbia, South Carolina: The South
Carolina Philharmonic fetes the
eclipse with the Star Wars Musiclipse,
an orchestral performance featuring
songs from all the films up through
The Force Awakens. Musicians
and audience members alike are
encouraged to wear costumes.
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Aug 21, 2:46 p.m. EDT
Charleston, South Carolina: Eclipse
chasers in the last mainland city that
the moon’s shadow will darken can
optimize their view by hopping on a
harbor cruise, such as a blues and BBQ
tour on the Carolina Queen paddlewheel
riverboat or a peaceful sail on
the 84-foot-tall ship Schooner Pride.
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Charleston, South Carolina: Eclipse
chasers in the last mainland city that
the moon’s shadow will darken can
optimize their view by hopping on a
harbor cruise, such as a blues and BBQ
tour on the Carolina Queen paddlewheel
riverboat or a peaceful sail on
the 84-foot-tall ship Schooner Pride.
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Animation selected by American Illustration AI-AP for International Motion Art Awards 6. Direction and Illustration by Francesco Zorzi, animation by Fabio Meucci
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