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SCIENCE NEWS

Your last-minute guide to Monday's total solar eclipse

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April 4, 2024, 5:59 PM EDT / Updated April 5, 2024, 4:15 PM EDT

By Denise Chow and Lucas Thompson

A total solar eclipse will cross North America on Monday, offering millions a rare opportunity to see afternoon skies temporarily darken as the moon blocks the face of the sun.

Tune into NBC News NOW as Lester Holt hosts a two-hour special at 2 p.m. ET Monday from Indianapolis Motor Speedway.https://8c72a564604f613854c18f3f70fe4dd4.safeframe.googlesyndication.com/safeframe/1-0-40/html/container.html?n=0

The eclipse's path fortuitously cuts across Mexico, 15 U.S. states and a small part of eastern Canada. In all other states in the continental U.S., viewers will be treated to a partial solar eclipse, with the moon appearing to take a bite out of the sun and obscuring part of its light.

Here’s everything you need to know about the rare celestial event. 

What is a solar eclipse?

Solar eclipses occur when the sun, moon and Earth align. The moon passes between Earth and sun, temporarily blocking the sun’s light and casting a shadow on Earth. 

Solar eclipses occur only with the new moon. Because the moon’s orbit around Earth is tilted, the three bodies don’t always line up in a way that creates an eclipse.https://8c72a564604f613854c18f3f70fe4dd4.safeframe.googlesyndication.com/safeframe/1-0-40/html/container.html?n=0

“Imagine if the moon’s orbit were in the plane of Earth’s orbit around the sun — if that were the case, then every new moon, you’d have a total solar eclipse and every full moon, you’d have a lunar eclipse,” Neil DeGrasse Tyson, director of the Hayden Planetarium at the American Museum of Natural History, told NBC News. “So, because things don’t always align, it lends to the rarity of the event and the specialness of the event.”

Where and when will the eclipse be visible?

This year’s eclipse will follow a slightly wider path over more populated areas of the continental U.S. than other total solar eclipses have in the recent past.

The path travels through Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine. Tiny parts of Michigan and Tennessee will also be able to witness totality if conditions are clear.https://8c72a564604f613854c18f3f70fe4dd4.safeframe.googlesyndication.com/safeframe/1-0-40/html/container.html?n=0

After the eclipse crosses into Canada, it will pass over southern Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and Cape Breton, at the eastern end of Nova Scotia.

Those outside the path of totality can still take part in the astronomical event by viewing a partial solar eclipse — visible throughout all 48 states of the contiguous U.S. — or a NASA livestream.

The timing, including how long totality lasts, depends on the location, but some spots will see the moon fully cover the sun for up to 4 minutes and 28 seconds.

Below is a list of timings for some cities along the path of totality, as provided by NASA. A number of other resources, including NationalEclipse.com and TimeandDate.com, can also help people plan.https://8c72a564604f613854c18f3f70fe4dd4.safeframe.googlesyndication.com/safeframe/1-0-40/html/container.html?n=0

Dallas: Partial eclipse begins at 12:23 p.m. CT and totality at 1:40 p.m.

Little Rock, Arkansas: Partial eclipse begins at 12:33 p.m. CT and totality at 1:51 p.m.

Cleveland: Partial eclipse begins at 1:59 p.m. ET and totality at 3:13 p.m.

Buffalo, New York: Partial eclipse begins at 2:04 p.m. ET and totality at 3:18 p.m.

Lancaster, New Hampshire: Partial eclipse begins at 2:16 p.m. ET and totality at 3:27 p.m.

It is never safe to gaze directly at the sun, even when it is partly or mostly covered by the moon. Special eclipse glasses or pinhole projectors are required to safely view solar eclipses and prevent eye damage. Failing to take the proper precautions can result in severe eye injury, according to NASA.

Eclipse glasses are thousands of times darker than normal sunglasses and specially made to enable wearers to look at the sun during these kinds of celestial events.https://8c72a564604f613854c18f3f70fe4dd4.safeframe.googlesyndication.com/safeframe/1-0-40/html/container.html?n=0

Sky-watchers should also never view any part of the sun through binoculars, telescopes or camera lenses unless they have specific solar filters attached. Eclipse glasses should not be used with these devices, as they will not provide adequate protection. 

Beware of fake eclipse glasses. On legitimate pairs, the lenses should have a silver appearance on the front and be black on the inside. The manufacturer’s name and address should be clearly labeled, and they should not be torn or punctured. Check, as well, for the ISO logo and the code “IS 12312-2” printed on the inside.

If you don’t have eclipse glasses, you can make a homemade pinhole projector, which lets sunlight in through a small hole, focuses it and projects it onto a piece of paper, wall or other surface to create an image of the sun that is safe to look at. https://8c72a564604f613854c18f3f70fe4dd4.safeframe.googlesyndication.com/safeframe/1-0-40/html/container.html?n=0

All you need is two pieces of white cardboard or plain white paper, aluminum foil and a pin or thumbtack. Cut a 1- to 2-inch square or rectangle out of the center of a piece of white paper or cardboard. Tape aluminum foil over that cut-out shape, then use a pin or thumbtack to poke a tiny hole in the foil. 

During the eclipse, place a second piece of white paper or cardboard on the ground as a screen and hold the projector with the foil facing up and your back to the sun. Adjusting how far you hold the projector from the second piece of paper will alter the size of the image on the makeshift screen

.What to look for while viewing the total solar eclipse

For people along the path of totality, there are some fun milestones to keep track of as the total solar eclipse unfolds.

When the last beams of sunlight are about to become obscured, look out for the “diamond ring effect”: The sun’s atmosphere will appear as an illuminated halo, and the last light still visible will look like the diamond of a giant ring.

As the sunlight decreases even further, an effect known as Baily’s beads will be created by the moon’s rugged terrain. Tiny “beads” of light will be visible for only a few seconds around the dark moon, as the last bits of sunlight peer through the moon’s mountains and valleys.

Some lucky sky-watchers may even catch a glimpse of a comet.

Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks — nicknamed the “devil comet” because an eruption last year left it with two distinct trails of gas and ice in the shape of devil horns — is currently visible from the Northern Hemisphere as it swings through the inner solar system.

The comet can be seen in the early evenings by gazing toward the west-northwest horizon. During the eclipse, when skies darken during totality, it may be possible to see the comet near Jupiter, but its visibility will depend on whether it’s in the middle of an outburst and thus brighter than normal.

Most likely, all eyes will be on the alignment of the moon and sun.

“Most people won’t even notice,” Tyson said. “But if you know to look, it’s there.”

When is the next solar eclipse?

The next total solar eclipse will be in 2026, but it will mostly pass over the Arctic Ocean, with some visibility in Greenland, Iceland, Portugal and northern Spain. In 2027, a total solar eclipse will be visible in Spain and a swath of northern Africa. 

The next total solar eclipse visible from North America will be in 2033, but only over Alaska. Then in 2044, a total solar eclipse will cross Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, parts of Canada and Greenland.

The next total solar eclipse to cross the continental U.S. coast-to-coast in will occur in 2045. The path of totality for that eclipse will cut through California, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Kansas, Texas, Arkansas, Missouri, Mississippi, Louisiana, Alabama, Georgia and Florida.

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The Void has many paths (My TSaMS au)

A lil sketch of lore.

The void is constantly moving which leads to new portals showing up at times, as well as new buildings.

When a dimension collapses its portal will explode which breaks and absorbs paths, buildings and other portals, causing those to collapse too. The explosion tends to be around the size of the planet Mercury.

Surprisingly the dimensional collapse Ruin caused was actually not the worst one they’ve experienced. That goes to the beings that Galaxy despises and that killed Cosmic and Lunar, unsurprisingly they are the cause of their dimensions collapsing too.

C knows a lot about the void, nexts to Galaxy. They’ve studied it since they created Blue and Stars bodies. Unlike the person- thing they were meant to be, they have no interest in Wither Storms or the Star, their main concern is their family and their well beings.

C and Galaxy are the platonic couple of the group, they are both the parents. C is the parent who will acknowledge your feelings and try to help, they are also the one who has to stop any of the others from doing stupid stuff- this includes Galaxy- they don’t start fights and mostly opt for a conversation on what’s happening.

((This design for C may change as I haven’t decided on one))

[sillymoonboi]

The stars vs their ruler (ft lunar)

Gemini and Taurus be fighting again

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🌙The celestial planets🪐

and their height difference.

They are ALMOST complete!! (saturn and jupiter designs will be on hold)

Ya can ask them or about questions if you’ll like know their lore btw!

⚠️(Like i said i’ll be turning them into tsams ocs )

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I decided to add sun,moon and lunar to the height difference

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Mercury x Lunar?

Venus set them up for a date (again mercury is not a child)

Lunar is still sad after the whole Gemini friend zoning thing

Mercury wants to give it a try

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*Gives you the height comparison and runs away*

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THE RULER OF GEMINI

I was doing some research about the sign gemini and which planet rules them and I found out its mercury

Idk why it looks like geminj is possessing mercury😭

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Mercury and Venus’s room is done!

I was kinda struggling with the flags since I didn’t know if i should change her back to being lesbian or just staying bisexual

Anyways which one do you guys think i should choose?

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Jupiter x Solar?

WOW- where did this ship idea come from?

The only thing they probably had in common was that they are both orange.

Btw most people think all of the planets are the same height as earth is but only mars and venus are , neptune , uranus, especially saturn and jupiter are VERY MUCH taller than anyone in the pizzaplex

Mercury enjoyed the duck movie

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Prepare for trouble, make it double~

I know halloween past but this would be their halloween costume

And would ya think they will be a good villlain trio?

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What if they had shows?

And which one would you watch?

(Not really sure about jupiter and saturn show cuz yk their divorced and stuff-)

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Secretly gives Mercury a Sundrop candy.

He threw up (ft mars back)

Venus was busy setting up a date for earth and monty (now that she’s here, she’s in charge of setting up the dates )

So mars had to babysit mercury (again mercury is not a child he’s just short)

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Gives Mercury a plate of cookies and cocoa

Pls don’t give mercury cookies

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Mars is now my favorite owo/)

Bro why is everybody liking mars so much-😭

They’re are other characters too like neptune,uranus,venus,mercury -