What is a total eclipse? It's when the Moon passes between the Sun and the Earth completely blocking the Sun for a period of time. The Great American Eclipse will happen on April 8th, 2024. In NY and the Hamptons, the eclipse will be visible from 3:16pm and pass completely by 3:29pm. Why is this Eclipse so special? There are so many different types of eclipses. Total, Annular, Hybrid, and Partial as per www.science.nasa.gov . The next total solar eclipse in this path will not happen again for 126 years. The Moon will pass between Earth and the Sun. The Moon will block the Sun creating a shadow over it's path on Earth and leave just the Sun's corona visible. It's an extraordinary site.
Here's some safety tips from NASA on how to view the Eclipse:
- When watching the partial phases of the solar eclipse directly with your eyes, which happens before and after totality, you must look through safe solar viewing glasses (“eclipse glasses”) or a safe handheld solar viewer at all times. Eclipse glasses are NOT regular sunglasses; regular sunglasses, no matter how dark, are not safe for viewing the Sun. Safe solar viewers are thousands of times darker and ought to comply with the ISO 12312-2 international standard. NASA does not approve any particular brand of solar viewers.
- Always inspect your eclipse glasses or handheld viewer before use; if torn, scratched, or otherwise damaged, discard the device. Always supervise children using solar viewers.
- Do NOT look at the Sun through a camera lens, telescope, binoculars, or any other optical device while wearing eclipse glasses or using a handheld solar viewer — the concentrated solar rays will burn through the filter and cause serious eye injury.
- If you don’t have eclipse glasses or a handheld solar viewer, you can use an indirect viewing method, which does not involve looking directly at the Sun. One way is to use a pinhole projector, which has a small opening (for example, a hole punched in an index card) and projects an image of the Sun onto a nearby surface. With the Sun at your back, you can then safely view the projected image. Do NOT look at the Sun through the pinhole!
Credit:https://science.nasa.gov/eclipses/future-eclipses/eclipse-2024/safety/
The major cities of New York inside the path of total solar eclipse are Buffalo, Rochester, and Syracuse. Niagara Falls will be a special attraction for eclipse visitors wishing for a scenic viewpoint.-GreatAmericanEclipse.com
