The short answer is, maybe you can’t — at least not clearly.
The eclipse is estimated to begin in Letcher County at 1:52 p.m. today, and reach its maximum at 3:10 p.m. It will be over at 4:25 p.m. And while a narrow strip of the United States will see a total eclipse, the eclipse will be about 90 percent total here.
The biggest problem is the weather. The forecast is calling for partly sunny to mostly cloudy and a high of 70 degrees at that time of day. There’s a good chance, though it’s not certain, that the eclipse will be hidden behind cloud cover. It will still get darker and become cooler even if this happens, but people on the ground won’t be able to see the moon pass in front of the sun.
The good news is there’s only a 15-percent chance of rain during the time of totality, so that could indicate a period of sunny skies.
If you want to see more, NASA will broadcast live coverage of the eclipse on its streaming service and online. You can watch it at nasa.gov or at NASA TV on steaming services such as Apple TV, Roku, Hulu, DirectTV, DISH Network, Google Fiber, and Amazon Fire TV. Some TV cable service providers also offer NASA TV as part of some packages.
You should not look directly at the eclipse. Wear a pair of certified eclipse glasses or, if you don’t have any, cut a half-inch hole in one side of a cardboard box, cover it with aluminum foil and poke a pin hole in the foil. Point the pin hole at the sun and watch the inside of the box opposite the pin hole. The eclipse will be projected on the side. You can make it brighter by covering the inside of the box with white paper, making a portable movie screen.

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