Total Solar Eclipse on April 8 - What you need to know

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As you’ve probably heard by now, on April 8th, there will be a total solar eclipse…
The last one the contiguous United States will see until 2044.
But what is a solar eclipse?
It happens when the moon passes between the Sun and Earth, which casts a localized shadow onto earth.
You might be wondering if this is the same as the eclipse we had last year, but last year’s event was an annular eclipse.
This happens when the sun isn’t 100% covered, so there’s still a glowing “Ring of Fire.”
In this year’s total solar eclipse, the moon will completely cover the sun with the shadow being double the width of last year’s, and the duration lasting twice as long - around 4 minutes instead of 2.
So let’s look at the path and the timing of the total solar eclipse…
It stretches from Texas to Maine.
The maximum in Dallas will be at 1:42 PM, with the maximum in Buffalo around 3:20 PM.
In cities directly in the path, they’ll actually be able to take their eclipse glasses off for this 4 minute period, while the sun is completely covered…
That won’t be the case for the Central Coast…
As you move away from the total eclipse path, the amount of sun covered decreases.
Less than half of the sun will be covered for the Central Coast.
Which means we’ll need to keep our glasses on the entire time.
But when will be the best time to see it on the Central Coast?
The moon will begin to cover the sun at 10:11 AM with the maximum eclipse occurring around 11:12 AM… That’s the best time to see it.
And you’ll want to get out there while you can, as the partial eclipse wraps up at 12:16 PM.
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