document: Sure , he 'll be able to see Thursday 's solar eclipse . But , oh , if only he and the hundreds of other customers could see themselves in the mirror , looking like an audience for a 3-D horror flick. ; It appears from the way people in the Golden State have been acting these days that they have been in the sun too long . Actually , they ca n't wait to get into the shadow . Millions of Californians will pause Thursday morning to join in an international ritual : watching the longest-lasting solar eclipse until 2132. ; `` What other natural phenomenon can you be involved in and not get killed ? '' said Bert Beecher , spokesman for the Minolta Planetarium at De Anza College . `` It 's a lot safer than being in a volcano . '' ; Eyeshades a hot item ; Bay Area people Tuesday were desperately seeking eyeshades . It took 24 hours for Orion Telescope in Cupertino to sell its stock of 900 Eclipse Viewers , which are made with Mylar plastic lenses and supposedly safe for eclipse viewing . Welding supply stores were inundated with calls for welder 's glasses made with the same plastic. ; Local planetariums and observatories were deluged with requests from people wanting to attend solar viewing sessions , even though the Bay Area will be privy only to a partial eclipse -- 63 percent coverage of the sun by the moon from 10:10 a.m. to 12:34 p.m. ; Some Bay Area `` umbraphiles '' -- lovers of the shadow -- were leaving few details to chance. ; Flights heavily booked ; Flights from here to Mexico and Hawaii -- where the eclipse can be seen in total -- were heavily booked by sunstruck people spending thousands of dollars to stand in 6 minutes , 53 seconds of darkness. ; Scott Wiener , a computer company executive from Saratoga , is flying with two buddies to Baja , where thousands will toast the corona with Coronas. ; `` I figure we 'll get there in time to see the eclipse from a cab , '' said Wiener , who stood in line at the telescope store Tuesday for the Eclipse Viewers . `` We 'll put on the glasses and stick our heads out the window. ; `` I figure it 's worth it . I do n't know if I 'll be around for the next one in 150 years . '' ; WHERE TO WATCH ; Here are places to view Thursday 's solar eclipse : ; -LRB- box -RRB- The San Jose Astronomical Association will set up special telescopes at Branham Lane Park , near the intersection of Branham and Camden Avenue , from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. For information , call the association 's recorded message at -LRB-408-RRB- 997-3347 . ; -LRB- box -RRB- In Berkeley , the Lawrence Hall of Science will offer safe viewing . For information , call -LRB-415-RRB- 642-5133 . ; -LRB- box -RRB- At Foothill College , the Foothill Observatory will be open for public viewing . For information call -LRB- 415 -RRB- 949-7334. ; -LRB- box -RRB- In Cupertino , viewing will be offered from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Orion Telescope Center store at 10555 S. De Anza Blvd. . Call -LRB- 408 -RRB- 255-8770 for information. ; -LRB- box -RRB- California State University , Hayward is hosting a `` Safe Solar Eclipse '' viewing from 10 a.m. to noon in front of the Student Union . The Society of Physics Students will set up several 6-inch telescopes , and a video camera will record the eclipse for viewing on television . For information , call Kenton White or Charlie Harper at the physics department , -LRB-415-RRB- 881-3401 . ; -LRB- box -RRB- In Santa Cruz , a telescope will be set up in front of the Orion Telescope Center at 2450 17th Ave. , and at the Seabright Brewery , 519 Seabright Ave. For information , call -LRB-408-RRB- 464-0465 . ; Source : Mercury News
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