On Monday people in the continental United States will be witness to a rare, spectacular event: the total eclipse of the Sun by the Moon. This will be the first total eclipse of the Sun seen in the United States since 1979. And Arkansas will be able to enjoy most of the event in spectacular fashion. Though the Moon orbits the Earth every 28 days, the alignment of the Earth, the Moon, and the Sun to produce an eclipse only happens rarely. A wide arc of the U.S. will fall into total darkness on August 21 as the eclipse crosses the nation, from Salem, Ore...
