It's the day we've all been awaiting! Overall solar eclipse 2024 is lastly here.
Today (April 8) an overall solar eclipse will sweep throughout North America from Mexico, through 15 U.S. States and up through Canada. For audiences inside the course of totality, the moon will entirely cover the sun, darkening the sky and exposing our star's surprise external environment.
You can maintain to date with the most recent eclipse material on our eclipse live blog site and view all the overall eclipse action unfold live here on Space.com thanks to NASA. Our livestream protection starts at 1 p.m. EDT (1700 GMT).
If you catch a terrific image of the solar eclipse and wish to share it with us please e-mail it to spacephotos@space.com.
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Every U.S. State will experience a minimum of a partial solar eclipse today. If you wish to examine what time you'll have the ability to see the solar eclipse and learn what it might appear like from your place take a look at this excellent interactive map from NASA.
An overall solar eclipse happens when the moon passes straight in between the sun and Earth, casting a shadow on our world. It appears practically precisely the very same size as our sun and for those experiencing the occasion from the course of totality, it will entirely cover the sun's noticeable disk.
Eleventh hour preparations
If you have not had the ability to acquire a set of eclipse glasses and are searching for a simple method to still see the solar eclipse securely we have a list of some alternative methods to see the eclipse with products from around the home.
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Keep in mind NEVER look straight at the sun. To securely see all of this occasion, you need to utilize solar glasses or filters. Just those in the course of totality will have the ability to eliminate them quickly to see the sun's corona with their naked eyes. Those not in the course of totality need to keep them on the whole time.
Everybody observing the partial stages of this eclipse– and for those outside the course of totality, that's the whole occasion– will require to use solar eclipse glasses while video cameras, telescopes and field glasses will require solar filters positioned in front of their lenses.
Our how to observe the sun securely guide informs you whatever you require to understand about safe solar observations.
Eclipse timings
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Significant places for the overall solar eclipseLocationTotality starts (regional time)Totality durationMazatlán, Sinaloa, Mexico11:07 a.m. MST4 minutes 20 secondsDurango, Durango, Mexico12:12 p.m. CST3 minutes 50 secondsTorreón, Coahuila, Mexico12:16 p.m. CST4 minutes 11 secondsPiedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico/Eagle Pass, Texas, U.S1:27 p.m. CDT4 minutes 24 secondsKerrville, Texas, U.S1:32 p.m. CDT4 minutes 25 secondsFredericksburg, » …
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