Word: nantucketers
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...eclipse's deep shadow, called the umbra, will pass only over Southern Mexico, the Southeast U. S., Nantucket Island, Nova Scotia and Newfoundland. But, because the weather is likely to be best in Mexico, Menzel's group, as well as thousands of other observers, will set up camp there...
Since the March 7th eclipse is the last total eclipse to pass near a heavily populated area of the U.S. in this century, local amateur astronomers plan to congregate on Nantucket Island. The moon will cover all but 2 per cent of sun in Boston, but that 2 per cent of sunlight will be enough to drown out the sun's faint corona...
...Nantucket Chamber of Commerce expects the Island's winter guest houses and one hotel to be filled that weekend, while others may open temporarily. There is no public campground to house extra overnight visitors...
After skirting the eastern coastline, the umbra will pass over Nantucket Island. The moon's outer shadow, or penumbra, however, will cause a partialeclipse that will be visible from most of North America...
...Mexico, the total eclipse will occur at 11:30 a. m., and will last for three minutes. It will reach Nantucket at 1:30 p. m. The whole process of the moon passing in front of the sun will last for two hours...