Mark your calendars! Remember the total solar eclipse in August 2017? It’s happening again in 2024. Another total solar eclipse will hit North America on April 8, 2024, just seven years after the last one, reports the American Astronomical Society. And Cincinnati is very close to seeing a total solar eclipse. Cities including Dayton and Indianapolis will have a front row seat to the total eclipse. The solar eclipse, like the one in 2017, caused the moon to completely cover the sun, turning day into night for a few minutes. The 2017 total solar eclipse was the first to touch the “lower 48” since 1979 and the first to span the US from coast to coast since 1918, the AAS reports. In 2024, the moon’s shadow, which is about 115 miles wide, will cross Mexico, sweep northeast from Texas to Maine, and then darken Canadian seacoasts. A partial solar eclipse will once again be visible to almost everyone in North America lucky enough to have cloudless skies. On February 14, the moon will pass directly between Earth and the sun, making the sun appear as a thin “ring of fire.” Oregon to Texas and then to Mexico. And again, North Americans out of the way will enjoy a partial solar eclipse if the weather cooperates. On April 8, 2024, the total eclipse will last about 4 1/2 minutes and will only be visible to those on a path swept by the moon’s dark shadow. However, before and after totality, the sun will be partially eclipsed for more than an hour before totality and again after. Officials say eye protection is essential if you’re watching the eclipse. Looking at the uneclipsed or partially (or null) eclipsed sun through dark sunglasses or any other unapproved filter is a recipe for serious and potentially permanent eye injury. The only safe way to look directly at the uneclipsed, partially eclipsed, or annularly eclipsed sun is through special solar filters, such as “eclipse glasses” or handheld solar viewers. Home filters or regular sunglasses, even very dark ones, are not safe to look at the sun.
Mark your calendars!
Do you remember the total solar eclipse of August 2017? It’s happening again in 2024.
Another total solar eclipse will hit North America on April 8, 2024, just seven years after the last one, reports the American Astronomical Society.
And Cincinnati is close to the path of seeing a total solar eclipse.
Neighboring cities, including Dayton and Indianapolis, will have a front row seat to the total eclipse.
The solar eclipse, like the one in 2017, caused the moon to completely cover the sun, turning day into night for a few minutes.
The 2017 total solar eclipse was the first to touch the “lower 48” since 1979 and the first to span the US from coast to coast since 1918, the AAS reports.
In 2024, the moon’s shadow, which is about 115 miles wide, will cross Mexico, sweep northeast from Texas to Maine, and then darken Canadian seacoasts.
A partial solar eclipse will once again be visible to almost everyone in North America lucky enough to have cloudless skies.
But, just six months before that happens, on October 14, the moon will pass directly between Earth and the sun, making the sun look like a thin “ring of fire.”
The annular (Latin for ring-shaped) eclipse will be visible within a path approximately 125 miles wide from Oregon to Texas and Mexico. And again, North Americans out of the way will enjoy a partial solar eclipse if the weather cooperates.
On April 8, 2024, the total eclipse will last about 4 1/2 minutes and will only be visible to those on a path swept by the moon’s dark shadow.
However, before and after totality, the sun will be partially eclipsed for over an hour before totality and again after.
Officials say eye protection is essential if you’re watching the eclipse.
Looking at the uneclipsed or partially (or null) eclipsed sun through dark sunglasses or any other unapproved filter is a recipe for serious and potentially permanent eye injury.
The only safe way to look directly at the uneclipsed, partially eclipsed, or annularly eclipsed sun is through special solar filters, such as “eclipse glasses” or handheld solar viewers.
Home filters or regular sunglasses, even very dark ones, are not safe for looking at the sun.
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