Not directly related to the article, but this is a good opportunity to alert US HN readers that in a little more than two years time a total solar eclipse will cut across the entire conterminous United States on August 21st, 2017.
Major cities in the path of totality include: Salem OR, Idaho Falls ID, Casper WY, Lincoln NE, Kansas City MO, Nashville TN, & Charleston SC.
This will definitely be the most accessible total eclipse for the majority of the US population in my lifetime.
A few links with maps/details:
http://www.greatamericaneclipse.com/nation/
http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/SEgoogle/SEgoogle2001/SE2017Aug...
