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What are astronomers looking for during the total solar eclipse?

CBS News space consultant Bill Harwood is in Carbondale, Illinois, where the total solar eclipse will last 2 minutes and 40 seconds, the longest in the nation. He explains what researchers hope to learn during the event.
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