NFR Total Eclipse April 2024

[charley2]

There will be a total eclipse of the sun viewable in a wide swath of the US (and partial over all the US I think) on April 8th 2024. And the totality is a long duration where total--maybe 3-4 minutes if I recall. We are going to my old hometown of Troy Ohio--I made hotel reservations for the whole family. My niece and brother-in-law are there so we can also hava a fun family visit.
I just read another post about it and it mentioned Pittsburgh so I thought I'd mention it here for Marilyn--to visit Mom. We saw the one in 2017 at our beach place and it was a fun event to be a part of--with a lot of other people in a parking lot!!

Here's a good link. There is also another eclipse in October this year viewable in the west!

New NASA Map Details 2023 and 2024 Solar Eclipses in the US – NASA Solar System Exploration

Based on observations from several NASA missions, the map details the path of the Moon’s shadow as it crosses the contiguous U.S. during eclipses in 2023 and 2024.

solarsystem.nasa.gov

 

[mariadnoca]

I cannot advocate for this more highly. I went to Oregon to experience totality of the last one and consider it a bucket list event.

Totality is completely different than seeing an eclipse where it’s only viewable. After that I wanted to go to Mexico for this one because I’d read totality might be as long as 10 mins there. The friend that went w me to Oregon is going to her son‘s in Indiana. (I’m jealous!) If you are anywhere near where you can get to a totality location, DO IT. The temperature rapidly drops, a wind comes up, the streetlights come on, it’s sunset 360 degrees, and more. It’s a whole thing and you know why ancients thought is was the wrath of god. Go!

 

[charley2]

And the birds start to chirp. It is a phenomenon like no other.