What Californians will see during the solar eclipse
San Diego will have one of the best views in the state of a partial eclipse. San Diego, California, will have one of the state's best views of a partial solar eclipse on April 8, with about 54% of the Sun obscured by the Moon in San Diego County. The eclipse will occur around 10am and peak at 11:11am, with Californians seeing about 60% coverage. The San Diego Fleet Science Center is hosting a viewing party in Balboa Park with NASA 3-D eclipse glasses for sale and an IMAX live stream of the total eclipse. Public libraries are also hosting free events and distributing eclipse glasses. The next total solar eclipse in the U.S. will occur in 2044.
Pubblicato : un mese fa di Kate Murphy in Science
California isn't on the path for a total eclipse on April 8, but San Diego will have one of the state's best views of a partial eclipse that day. What to expect: About 54% of the Sun will be obscured by the Moon for San Diego County residents — with the eclipse starting around 10am and peaking at 11:11am Monday, according to NASA. It'll be over by 12:20pm.
• The view gets better the farther east you go, but Californians won't see more than about 60% coverage.
If you're going to look up at the eclipse, make sure you have eclipse glasses or you could seriously damage your eyes.
• The San Diego Fleet Science Center is hosting a viewing party in Balboa Park starting at 10am with NASA 3-D eclipse glasses for sale and an IMAX live stream of the total eclipse.
• Many San Diego public libraries are also hosting free events and distributing glasses, NBC7 reports.
The intrigue: Total solar eclipses are rare. There have been just 16 in the U.S. since 1869 and the next one won't come around until 2044.
Flashback: Southern California had a better view of the "ring of fire" annular eclipse in October.
• Yes, but: That wasn't a total solar eclipse like this one, which means the moon didn't completely cover the sun.
Dig in: Businesses and restaurants are celebrating the celestial event by offering fun eclipse-themed goodies and discounts.
• Sonic's special Blackout Slush Float comes with a free pair of viewing glasses.