{"id":15588,"date":"2024-04-02T18:11:09","date_gmt":"2024-04-02T18:11:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.austinshortfilm.com\/blog\/solar-eclipse-2024-why-is-it-a-big-deal-fox-7-austin\/"},"modified":"2024-04-02T18:11:09","modified_gmt":"2024-04-02T18:11:09","slug":"solar-eclipse-2024-why-is-it-a-big-deal-fox-7-austin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.austinshortfilm.com\/politics\/solar-eclipse-2024-why-is-it-a-big-deal-fox-7-austin\/","title":{"rendered":"Solar eclipse 2024: Why is it a big deal? | FOX 7 Austin"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eJzCaEO9eeE\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>We are less than a month away from observing a total solar eclipse over central Texas. 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