SolarEclipse_Earth [00:00:00.400] First contact is when the disk of the Moon [00:00:03.780] first starts to cover the Sun [00:00:06.600] During the partial phases [00:00:08.240] you must use solar filters or projection techniques [00:00:11.600] to safely observe the Sun. [00:00:13.960] It takes about an hour [00:00:15.840] for the moon to completely cover the Sun. [00:00:19.480] The last bit of the Sun is the "diamond ring". [00:00:23.840] "Second Contact" - Totality! [00:00:26.200] "Third contact"! Put back on your filters! [00:00:30.240] The last hour the moon gracefully exits, uncovering the Sun. [00:00:40.220] As the last bit of the moonleaves the Sun, [00:00:44.520] it is "Fourth contact" [00:00:46.600] and the end of the eclipse.