On 4/7/2024 6:00 PM, Cj wrote to All:

New Moon and Total Solar Eclipse (midday)

I see you live in Florida. I'm on the west coast near Tampa, and we expect to see a
partial eclipse between 1:46 pm to its peak around 3:00 pm. My wife already purchased
our eye protection!

Mike Dippel

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On 4/8/2024 7:47 AM, Cj wrote to Mike Dippel:

Re: RE: Stargazing News - April 8th, 2024
By: Mike Dippel to Cj on Sun Apr 07 2024 10:06 pm

On 4/7/2024 6:00 PM, Cj wrote to All:

I see you live in Florida. I'm on the west coast near Tampa, and we expect
to see a partial eclipse between 1:46 pm to its peak around 3:00 pm. My wife already purchased our eye protection!

Yep, I'm about 30 minutes from Daytona. Should be clear skies during that time, so we should get a good viewing!

Chris

Had a pretty good view of it today. Clear skies. Looked like a crescent moon. I've seen
them a few times in my lifetime. Always a thrill!

Mike Dippel

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New Moon and Total Solar Eclipse (midday)

The new moon of Monday, April 8, 2024 will generate another Great American Total Solar Eclipse, following the previous one on August 21, 2017. This eclipse will occur along a 112 mile (180 km) wide track running across Mexico and eastern North America, giving lucky observers with sunny skies and eclipse glasses a chance to see the spectacle in the afternoon. Parts of San Antonio, Austin, Waco, Fort Worth, and all of Dallas will experience totality – the latter for 3m53s. From there the eclipse will cross
parts of Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri, Kentucky, Indiana, and Ohio – giving Indianapolis and Cleveland a show at 19:06 UT or 3:07 p.m. and 19:14 UT or 3:14 p.m. EDT, respectively. The path will cover most of Lake Erie and Lake Ontario, providing totality to observers around Niagara Falls and Buffalo, NY. After Sherbrooke, Quebec sees 3m26s of totality, the moon’s shadow will cross northern Maine, then central New Brunswick and the western half of Prince Edward Island. The eclipse centre line will pass c
lose to Channel-Port aux Basques at 5:09 p.m. Newfoundland Time and then sweep through central Newfoundland until it reaches the Atlantic Ocean at Bonavista, NFLD at 5:15 p.m. NT. The moon’s shadow will lift off the Earth in the North Atlantic Ocean at 19:53 UT – a total trip time of 3h14m. A partial solar eclipse will be visible from Hawaii, across North America (except Alaska), Central America, and the northern edge of South America. Proper eclipse glasses will be required when any amount of the sun i
s visible, even for those on the total eclipse track. This eclipse will occur one day after perigee, generating large tides worldwide and also lengthening totality due to the increased size of the moon.

(Data courtesy of Starry Night)
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Re: RE: Stargazing News - April 8th, 2024
By: Mike Dippel to Cj on Sun Apr 07 2024 10:06 pm

On 4/7/2024 6:00 PM, Cj wrote to All:

I see you live in Florida. I'm on the west coast near Tampa, and we expect to see a partial eclipse between 1:46 pm to its peak around 3:00 pm. My wife already purchased our eye protection!

Yep, I'm about 30 minutes from Daytona. Should be clear skies during that time, so we should get a good viewing!

Chris

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Re: RE: Stargazing News - April 8th, 2024
By: Mike Dippel to Cj on Mon Apr 08 2024 08:01 pm

Had a pretty good view of it today. Clear skies. Looked like a crescent moon. I've seen them a few times in my lifetime. Always a thrill!

I was pleasantly surprised. Although I did have a little difficutly in positioning myself to where I could see it. I have a 10 acre pasture next to me that has some rather large oaks. Had to find an opening in the canopies. :)
Chris

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