Your choice also depends on what kind of experience you’re looking for, said Bob Baer, who’s coordinating eclipse plans at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale.Ĭarbondale - in the crossroads of both the 20 eclipse paths - will hold a viewing event at the school’s stadium again. That’s why Duncan selected Texas for his eclipse tour next year, where there are better odds of clear skies. Weather could be a big factor since the eclipse is coming in the spring, when conditions are unpredictable. To catch the full eclipse experience, planning ahead is key, Duncan said. All of a sudden, all the animals are quiet,” recalled Brown, of Arlington, Virginia.ĭuring the 2024 eclipse, totality will stretch to around four and a half minutes - almost twice as long as in 2017. Total eclipses happen about every 18 months, but a lot of times they cross over remote areas where few people see them. Outside that path, you can still see a partial solar eclipse, where the moon takes a bite out of the sun and turns it into a crescent shape. Parts of Canada - including Quebec and Newfoundland - will also get a glimpse before the eclipse heads out to sea in the early evening.Ī total eclipse will be visible within a 115-mile wide swath - the path of totality. Cities in its path include Dallas Little Rock, Arkansas Indianapolis Cleveland and Buffalo, New York. states: Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine. Then, it’ll cross over into Texas and move across parts of the Midwest and Northeast in the afternoon.Īll in all, it will hit parts of 13 U.S. It will start in the Pacific and first reach land over Mexico around 11:07 a.m. Next year’s eclipse will slice a diagonal line across North America on April 8, which falls on a Monday. Here’s what to know to get ready for the 2024 show: WHYY thanks our sponsors - become a WHYY sponsor
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