Mark your calendars!Remember the total solar eclipse in August of 2017? It's happening again in 2024.Another total solar eclipse is coming to North America on April 8, 2024, just seven years after the last one, the American Astronomical Society reports.And Cincinnati is right near 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 block 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 U.S. 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 the Canadian Maritimes.A partial solar eclipse will again be visible to nearly everyone in North America fortunate to have cloud-free skies.But, just six months before that happens, on Oct. 14, the moon will pass directly between Earth and the sun, causing the sun to appear as a thin "ring of fire."The annular [Latin for ring-shaped] eclipse will be visible within a roughly 125-mile-wide path from Oregon to Texas and on into Mexico. And again, North Americans outside the path will be treated to 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 in a path swept out by the moon's dark shadow.Before and after totality though, the sun will be partially eclipsed for more than an hour before totality and again afterward. Officials say eye protection is essential if watching the eclipse.Looking at the uneclipsed or partially [or annularly] 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-purpose solar filters, such as “eclipse glasses” or handheld solar viewers.Homemade filters or ordinary sunglasses, even very dark ones, are not safe for looking at the sun.
Mark your calendars!
Remember the total solar eclipse in August of 2017? It's happening again in 2024.
Another total solar eclipse is coming to North America on April 8, 2024, just seven years after the last one, the American Astronomical Society reports.
And Cincinnati is right near 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 block 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 U.S. 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 the Canadian Maritimes.
A partial solar eclipse will again be visible to nearly everyone in North America fortunate to have cloud-free skies.
But, just six months before that happens, on Oct. 14, the moon will pass directly between Earth and the sun, causing the sun to appear as a thin "ring of fire."
The annular [Latin for ring-shaped] eclipse will be visible within a roughly 125-mile-wide path from Oregon to Texas and on into Mexico. And again, North Americans outside the path will be treated to 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 in a path swept out by the moon's dark shadow.
Before and after totality though, the sun will be partially eclipsed for more than an hour before totality and again afterward.
Officials say eye protection is essential if watching the eclipse.
Looking at the uneclipsed or partially [or annularly] 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-purpose solar filters, such as “eclipse glasses” or handheld solar viewers.
Homemade filters or ordinary sunglasses, even very dark ones, are not safe for looking at the sun.
We are excited to welcome you to Forest, OH!! We are the epicenter of the upcoming eclipse.
The Great North American Eclipse will be on April 8, 2024!!
FOREST, OHIO will be at the epicenter of this!
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Duration:2 hours, 30 minutes, 51 seconds
Duration of totality:3 minutes, 57 seconds
Partial begins:Apr 8, 2024 at 1:55:49 pm
Full begins:Apr 8, 2024 at 3:10:36 pm
Maximum:Apr 8, 2024 at 3:12:36 pm
Full ends:Apr 8, 2024 at 3:14:33 pm
Partial ends:Apr 8, 2024 at 4:26:40 pm
Times shown in local time [EDT]