5 Best Sites to Watch the July 22 2009 Total Solar Eclipse Online

The July 22nd total solar eclipse is drawing thousands of people to the narrow corridor where it can be seen from the earth, but what about if you can't travel to those locations?

Where can you watch the July 22nd full solar eclipse online?

The eclipse starts at 5:24 pm PDT on July 21st (which is July 22nd on the eastern side of the world).

Between 6:37 pm PDT and 6:43 pm PDT, the sun will be completely covered by the moon.

At 8:03 pm PDT, the moon will make its last contact with the sun and the eclipse will be over.

Here are the 5 best sites to watch the solar eclipse online:

1. Griffith Observatory
2. Live Eclipse
3. Atlaspot
4. Exploratorium
5. University of North Dakota

Here is an Interactive map for the path of the July 22 2009 solar eclipse, as well as maps of past and future solar eclipses.