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The Fridge / 2024 Solar Eclipse
« on: April 01, 2024, 10:00:26 PM »
Next Monday will be the day of a total solar eclipse that will pass through much of North America, from central Mexico, through the eastern United States, and up to the Atlantic region of Canada.
If you'd like to know how much of the eclipse you'll get to see from where you are, here's an interactive map I came across:
http://xjubier.free.fr/en/site_pages/solar_eclipses/TSE_2024_GoogleMapFull.html
Just click on any point on the map and a box will come up showing exact times (UTC) to the second for that specific location when the eclipse begins, reaches maximum, and ends (as well as when totality begins and ends for locations within the path of totality).
My family and I happen to be lucky enough to live within the path of totality for this eclipse, but since we would like to gather in one place for the rare event, we have decided we will watch the eclipse from my brother's home rather than where I live, because he lives a little further north and will get three minutes of totality instead of just two minutes where I live. Even though it's typically only a half-hour drive and the eclipse won't happen until mid afternoon, we're planing to leave early in the morning so we won't have to worry too much about traffic. Best of all, the weather forecast for that day in our area is currently looking very favorable for clear skies, so let's hope that doesn't change.
If you'd like to know how much of the eclipse you'll get to see from where you are, here's an interactive map I came across:
http://xjubier.free.fr/en/site_pages/solar_eclipses/TSE_2024_GoogleMapFull.html
Just click on any point on the map and a box will come up showing exact times (UTC) to the second for that specific location when the eclipse begins, reaches maximum, and ends (as well as when totality begins and ends for locations within the path of totality).
My family and I happen to be lucky enough to live within the path of totality for this eclipse, but since we would like to gather in one place for the rare event, we have decided we will watch the eclipse from my brother's home rather than where I live, because he lives a little further north and will get three minutes of totality instead of just two minutes where I live. Even though it's typically only a half-hour drive and the eclipse won't happen until mid afternoon, we're planing to leave early in the morning so we won't have to worry too much about traffic. Best of all, the weather forecast for that day in our area is currently looking very favorable for clear skies, so let's hope that doesn't change.