Posted By: Orion
Total Solar Eclipse Monday April 8th - 04/07/24 03:35 PM
If you live in the path of totality you are not gonna want to miss this. Using this map you can check out the times of this event in your area. Enlarge the map, roughly find your area and keep zooming(+) in or scroll until you find your city. You can drag the map to locate. Click on your area. Times the eclipse will start, totality times start to finish and what time the eclipse will end along with percentage of the sun covered for your area will come up. If you are not in the path, outside of the total eclipse boundary lines, but don't live too far from center or outer edges go on a little road trip to view it. The closer to the center of path the better for longer totality times. It will be something that you will never forget. This is a one a "once in a lifetime" event. The next total eclipse for North America is in 2033 in Alaska
You will need solar eclipse glasses to view the sun until totality. Make sure they are approved glasses marked with an "ISO" number on them. You can take off the glasses and look at the eclipse during totality. If you do not have glasses to view before and after totality you are still in for a treat. It will start to go gray as the sun gets covered up by the moon. Thirty seconds before totality it will get darker rather quick, kind of like taking a dimmer switch and slowing turning it to off, a tingling moment in itself. You do not want to be wearing your glasses when this happens, just look around you not at the sun. Now you can look at the total eclipse without glasses for roughly 4 minutes as long as you are in center of path. Totality times vary, shorter, if not in center of path. Check times on the map, set a timer if possible for totality length. During totality you can take pictures. If you are outside of the total eclipse boundary lines you will only get a partial solar eclipse where you will need to wear solar glasses throughout the entire eclipse, still something to see
The Weather Channel will be running it live on TV and at their website. Your local news stations should carry it live as well. Nasa will be another site to view live
Watch this video
Diamond Ring - this appears for a few seconds right before totality and after totality as the first light of the sun appears. Time for glasses back on
Totality Image - Click on the image in a few spots to bring in a closer view
You will need solar eclipse glasses to view the sun until totality. Make sure they are approved glasses marked with an "ISO" number on them. You can take off the glasses and look at the eclipse during totality. If you do not have glasses to view before and after totality you are still in for a treat. It will start to go gray as the sun gets covered up by the moon. Thirty seconds before totality it will get darker rather quick, kind of like taking a dimmer switch and slowing turning it to off, a tingling moment in itself. You do not want to be wearing your glasses when this happens, just look around you not at the sun. Now you can look at the total eclipse without glasses for roughly 4 minutes as long as you are in center of path. Totality times vary, shorter, if not in center of path. Check times on the map, set a timer if possible for totality length. During totality you can take pictures. If you are outside of the total eclipse boundary lines you will only get a partial solar eclipse where you will need to wear solar glasses throughout the entire eclipse, still something to see
The Weather Channel will be running it live on TV and at their website. Your local news stations should carry it live as well. Nasa will be another site to view live
Watch this video
Diamond Ring - this appears for a few seconds right before totality and after totality as the first light of the sun appears. Time for glasses back on
Totality Image - Click on the image in a few spots to bring in a closer view