“Obviously I am a little disappointed, but you see all the people out here and think, you know, it’s really something special,” he said. He was viewing the eclipse with people from the United Kingdom and Latin America. “I think post-COVID we are all so eager to get together and...
If you've been following all the hubbub about the eclipse path of totality that will cross over Illinois on Monday, you probably know that our southern Illinois neighbors will be getting the best show and prime viewing locations.Google MapsFor those of us in Northern Illinois, (who don't in...
Those clouds (which got thicker in the 10- to 15-minutes prior to the start of totality) also prevented us from catching more than just a brief glimpse (through clouds) of the moon blocking the sun, despite having had blue sky and good viewing through most of the partial phases of the...
climate is not the same as weather and clouds can appear at any time. The most important thing you can do to prevent clouds and bad weather from spoiling a successful eclipse viewing is to remain mobile and be ready to move quickly to another location if clouds move in. Sometimes it's ...
(California, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Kansas, Texas, Arkansas, Missouri, Mississippi, Louisiana, Alabama, Georgia, Florida), Caribbean and South America. Additional resources Want to look further ahead? You can find a concise summary of solar eclipses out to 2030 on NASA...
“The Great American Eclipse” was the first total solar eclipse from coast to coast since 1918. Viewing events and celebrations were held along the path of totality, which stretched from Oregon to South Carolina. Thanks to the eclipse’s relatively centralized path, the entire continentalU.S....
Many people, even in our modern times, won’t venture outside during a solar eclipse because of the belief that they will be harmed (be sure to wear protective eclipse viewing eyewear)! Fortunately, most of us know that solar eclipses are nothing to fear, and we will enjoy them for ...
On Oct. 23 astronomy fans can look toward the south an hour or two after the sun sets to spot the moon just below Saturn. NASA says the proximity will make for easy telescope viewing. The moon will stay near Saturn, hanging just to the east, on Oct. 24. ...
The biggest concern though, is to not bring your pets with you to area where there will hordes of people. There will be a heightened energy in the air, where people are viewing the eclipse in large groups. This could definitely increase your dog's stress. But like anything where pets are...
“One week we’re having a viewing at Shelby Park, and then the next week, you know, there’s tanks, and we have to find a plan B.” If there’s a better eclipse-viewing location than downtown Eagle Pass, it’s the Radar Base ten miles north, a World War II airfield that ...