Total Solar Eclipse: How Much We’ll See In Lower Moreland, When To See
The moon will blot out our view of the sun for a short time next week. What to know about the latest celestial sensation: The April 8 total solar eclipse will occur in the Lower Moreland area of Pennsylvania, with a path of absolute totality extending from Texas to Maine. Each of the 48 continental states will see some of the solar eclipse, which occurs when the moon slips between Earth and Earth. The moon will cover about 89.8 percent of the sun at the peak of the eclipse, according to a NASA map. The total eclipse starts in Mexico and crosses the United States before entering Canada in southern Ontario. The National Weather Service is predicting showers in the morning next Monday and some drizzle throughout the day.
Published : a month ago by Justin Heinze in Tech Science
LOWER MORELAND, PA — Excitement is building around the Lower Moreland area and beyond the April 8 total solar eclipse. While southeastern Pennsylvanians are not among some 32 million Americans living in the path of totality, local residents will not entirely miss out on the celestial sensation.
In the United States, the path of absolute totality extends from Texas to Maine, but each of the 48 continental states will see some of the solar eclipse, which occurs when the moon slips between our bright star and Earth. In Montgomery County, the moon will cover about 89.8 percent of the sun at the peak of the eclipse, according to a NASA map that is searchable by ZIP code. Here are the details:
Partial eclipse begins: 2:08 p.m.
Near-totality begins: 2:49 p.m.
Maximum: 3:23 p.m.
Totality ends: 3:56 p.m.
Partial ends: 4:34 p.m.
• Related: You Must Protect Your Eyes, Regardless Of Eclipse Totality: What You Need Right now, it looks like we could have some rainy skies around the region for the big event. The National Weather Service is currently calling for showers in the morning next Monday and some drizzle continuing intermittently throughout the day. While overcast skies may diminish the effect of the eclipse, it will be still visible. The total solar eclipse starts in Mexico, entering the United States in Texas and traveling through Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine, as well as small parts of Tennessee and Michigan, before entering Canada in southern Ontario through Quebec, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and Cape Breton before exiting continental North America on the Atlantic coast of Newfoundland, Canada.