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LIVE STREAM: View of Detroit during solar eclipse

Detroit skyline on Aug. 21, 2017. (WDIV)

Here's the eclipse schedule for Detroit: 

  • 1:03 p.m. -- partial eclipse begins
  • 2:27 p.m. -- maximum eclipse time
  • 3:47 p.m. -- partial eclipse ends

Watch a live stream of the Detroit riverfront above as the eclipse happens.

Watch eclipse with cardboard cutout method

If you don't have the special eclipse glasses, you can use the old cardboard cutout/paper plates hole technique.

Meteorologist Paul Gross demonstrates that method: 

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Paul is standing with his back to the sun in anticipation of the moon's shadow blocking the punched-out hole in the cardboard. This technique is actually a lot cooler than it looks. You should be able to see the outline of the moon as it passes by the sun. It's better than nothing. 

Or, you can make a pinhole projector out of a cereal box -- watch reporter Kim DeGiulio explain how to make one here: 

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Countdown to Solar Eclipse In Detroit