— "Good afternoon and welcome back to the midday news. So tomorrow's the big day when the gods look down on us, probably a little more closely than we're used to as our humble little home moves into Egoidola 's shadow. I can't wait—three hours in-shadow. It's going to be absolutely beautiful."— "It's going to be beautiful indeed, but actually the eclipse in its entirety is going to last much longer than that. We're only going to be spending those three hours in Egoidola's umbra, which is the darkest part of the shadow where the sun is completely covered. Before and after that, though, we'll be in what's called the penumbra, which is the lighter part of the shadow where the sun isn't completely covered.This total eclipse is going to be the longest of the century. The reason why is because we'll be passing almost right through the diameter of Egoidola's shadow which, as we know, will take around three hours. For us the eclipse is gong to start around noon when the sun is nice and high up in the sky. So all we'll really have to do to see it is look up. Fortunately for us it looks like the sky will be mostly clear. I know many you usually take our weather forecasts with a grain of salt—and for good reason since the weather can be very unpredictable, making it difficult to predict even an hour in advance at times—but the atmosphere has been on the stable side these past couple weeks so for the time being we can count on mostly clear skies for some pretty good eclipse viewing.Speaking of, what can we expect to see? Well, before totality it won't look much different than a normal day. We may be able to see Egoidola, but we won't be able to see it moving in front of the sun without special eye protection, but as we progress further and further into its shadow it will get progressively dimmer outside. Once we're in totality, though, everything will change dramatically: the sky will go completely dark, so we'll be able to see all the stars, Egoidola will look like a big, black circle surrounded by a vibrant red ring, and, probably everyone's favorite effect, the surface of Egopsuna will glow a deep, hazy red color—the trees, buildings, landscape, everything. This red color actually comes from the ring that we'll be seeing around Egoidola: that ring is actually sunlight scattering through Egoidola's atmosphere. That scattered light will hit us and turn us red for a while. Those in the more rural areas are going to get a better view of this since there won't be as much light pollution, but many cities on our side of the world are planning on turning their lights off, as least for a few minutes, so everyone can take in the beauty.But this beauty isn't without its dangers. A happy eclipse viewing party can very quickly turn into tragedy if the berserker wolves decide to show up. Berserker wolves are a type of werewolf that transform during eclipses and transits, and during totality they rampage in what we call "berserker mode", and they don't stop until totality ends. The last total eclipse saw nearly four hundred berserker attacks worldwide, so police and hunters alike have been preparing for tomorrow for a long time now in order to prevent and stop as many attacks as possible. Our danger time tomorrow is going to be the duration of totality—from 3:10 to 6:12 tomorrow afternoon. This isn't to say that you can't be watching the eclipse outside, just that you should be careful and listen to and keep an eye out for your surroundings and be prepared to seek shelter at a moment's notice. If you do encounter a berserker wolf, contact local law enforcement if at all possible. During tomorrow's totality they'll look like large, humanoid wolves standing around eight feet tall.I do want to stress that it is only berserker wolves who rampage during eclipses. For reasons yet unknown other types of werewolves are not behaviorally affected by eclipses and transits in the way berserker wolves are. I know we sound like a broken record by now, but we always feel the need to stress the importance of eclipse safety when an eclipse is coming up because they can be very dangerous in many areas where there might be werewolves present, and especially so this time around since the last total eclipse was nearly three years ago, so many people have never experienced an event like this yet in their lives. Actually, many people who were born after the last one are all grown up now, or almost, so it's even more important that we spread a word of caution.