In less than two weeks, millions of Americans will witness day turn to night as the moon blocks out the light from the sun, but there is more to the celestial spectacle than many think.
While all attention will be on the sun and the moon, many people's surroundings will change during the brief moments of totality.
Subtle differences may be noticed in areas that only experience a partial solar eclipse, but much bigger changes will take place along the narrow path from Oregon to South Carolina that see a total eclipse of the sun.
Via GoogleLinkedMyFaceInSpaceBookPlus, “5 surprising effects the total solar eclipse will have besides darkness [1]”
I've recently heard about the “shadow bands” (#5 on the list), but it never occurred to me that Mercury would be visible.