Total Solar Eclipse: How Much We’ll See In Columbia, 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 is set to occur in Columbia, Maryland, with approximately 32 million people expected to live in the path of totality. This will be seen in each of the 48 continental states, including Texas, Arkansas, Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine. The path of total eclipse will cover about 88 percent of the sun at the peak of the eclipse, according to a NASA map. 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
COLUMBIA, MD — Excitement is building in Howard 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 Columbia, 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 we could have decent weather in the 50s 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.