Total Solar Eclipse “08 21 2017” | Private Roll by Nina MacDonald | Quarter Coin

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On Monday, August 21, 2017, the St. Louis region was experiencing its first total solar eclipse in over 400 years. As the moon’s shadow passed over the earth, only a relatively narrow pathway across the nation had the opportunity to view this once-in-a-lifetime event.

Nina B. MacDonald,¹ TEC member #2937 and creator of many elongated coin designs during the years offered her Total Solar Eclipse “08 21 2017” edition at the ‘Solar Eclipse Viewing Party’² at Jefferson Barracks Park in St. Louis, Missouri.

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On Monday, August 21, 2017, a total solar eclipse³ was visible in totality within a band across the entire contiguous United States; it was only visible in other countries as a partial eclipse. The last time a total solar eclipse was visible across the entire contiguous United States was during the June 8, 1918 eclipse.

A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby totally or partly obscuring the image of the sun for a viewer on Earth. A total solar eclipse occurs when the moon’s apparent diameter is larger than the sun’s, blocking all direct sunlight, turning day into darkness. Totality occurs in a narrow path across Earth’s surface, with the partial solar eclipse visible over a surrounding region thousands of kilometers wide.