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This one, however, is unique. First of all, we're going to have about four-fifths of the sun's diameter covered. The peak of the eclipse is going to happen shortly after sunrise. Over the last 150 years, this is only happened twice before. So, this is going to be a rather interesting and unique event so far as solar eclipses here in the Tri-State area concerned,” he said.", '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/ckpqt49kq002225rvzz11kwjb@published'}, {'data': {'url': 'https://twitter.com/TomKaminskiWCBS/status/1402937577116741633', 'html': '<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="und" dir="ltr"><a href="https://t.co/VDO4jJeWMg">pic.twitter.com/VDO4jJeWMg</a></p>— Tom Kaminski (@TomKaminskiWCBS) <a href="https://twitter.com/TomKaminskiWCBS/status/1402937577116741633?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 10, 2021</a></blockquote>\n', 'showMedia': True, 'showThread': True, 'componentVariation': 'tweet'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/tweet/instances/ckpqt49kq002325rv1zydazty@published'}, {'data': {'text': 'When the moon crosses paths with the sun, it appears smaller, leaving room for light to glow around a dark circle – creating the “ring of fire.” However, Rao said it might not be exactly like that for viewers in the New York City area.', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/ckpqt49kq002425rv0rz5pzck@published'}, {'data': {'text': "“You're not going to see a big red ball. 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An eclipsed sun rises next to a flag on June 10, 2021 in Scituate, Massachusetts.Scott Eisen/Getty Images














