LoweвЂ™s Home Improvement, in Cotati, has also run out. вЂњOther retailers have been calling us for days, asking if we have any. вЂњWeвЂ™ve been cleaned out for a week or more,вЂќ said Ron Pearson, of Shutterbug Camera in Petaluma. High demand, however, has made the glasses a very hot item. A number of local retailers and organizations have been selling or distributing the glasses for the last several weeks.

To protect yourself from severe eye-damage, specially designed вЂњeclipse glassesвЂќ are necessary when directly observing the eclipse. By 11:36, the show will be over.ДЄstronomers around the county say that, if a few important safety precautions a followed, even a partial eclipse should treat sky-watching residents to a rare and reasonably spectacular show.Д®ven fully eclipsed, the sun can pose serious dangers to anyone looking at it for any length of time.

The 155-minute event will begin at 9:01 a.m., with maximum coverage taking place at 10:15. According to projections provided by NASA, North Bay sky-watchers will experience 76 percent coverage when the moon makes its way across the sun.Д¬alifornia lies outside the eclipseвЂ™s вЂњpath of totality,вЂќ a region where the sun will be fully eclipsed by the moon for several minutes, the first time a total eclipse will be visible from the contiguous U.S. 21, Petaluma residents whoвЂ™ve done a bit of pre-planning will have the rare opportunity to witness a truly rare celestial event вЂ“ a nearly total eclipse of the sun.

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