Total Solar Eclipse: How Much We’ll See In Bel Air, When To See It
Whether you're attending solar eclipse viewing events or watching at home, here's how to view the rare celestial event. The April 8 total solar eclipse will occur in Harford County, Maryland, with approximately 32 million people living in the path of totality. The path of total eclipse will extend from Texas to Maine, but each of the 48 continental states will see some of the eclipse. The moon will cover about 88 percent of the sun at the peak of the event, according to a NASA map. Temperatures are expected to remain in the 50s with the chance of rain for the big event. The total eclipse begins in Mexico and will cover several states before exiting continental North America.
Published : a month ago by Kristin Danley-Greiner in Science
BEL AIR, MD — Excitement is building in Harford County for the April 8 total solar eclipse. We’re among about 32 million people living in the path of totality for the celestial sensation.
In the United States, the path of 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 Bel Air, the moon will cover about 88 percent of the sun at the peak of the eclipse, according to a NASA map that is searchable by ZIP code.
Right now, it looks like temperatures will hover in the 50s with the chance of rain for the big event. 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.