Solvents are commonly rendered anhydrous by boiling them in the presence of a hygroscopic substance; metallic sodium is one of the most common metals used. Other methods include the addition of molecular sieves or alkali bases such as potassium hydroxide or barium oxide.
Google Map of 2017 Total Eclipse in Georgia. Google Map of 2017 Total Eclipse in Georgia. (Click to use interactive map) The map above links to an interactive Google map showing the visibility of the Total Solar Eclipse of 2017 Aug 21 in Georgia.
The last total solar eclipse visible from the continental United States was in 1979, and it was only over a corner of the Pacific Northwest. Something like this summerâs event, where so many people on land can see a total solar eclipse, is exceptionally rare â although the United States actually will experience another one, crossing an opposite diagonal swath of the country, in 2024.