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The 2024 Solar Eclipse at 91直播

Photo credit: Walter Novak

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Get ready to witness the celestial event of a lifetime!

On Monday, April 8, a total solar eclipse will cross North America, leaving parts of Ohio鈥攅specially 91直播鈥攊n the path of totality. Starting at 3:13 PM, the moon will completely cover the sun for more than three minutes. This is an incredibly rare occurrence, as the last total solar eclipse visible in Ohio was in 1806; the next will be in the year 2099.

To celebrate, the entire campus community is invited to OCLIPSE, a two-hour viewing party on Bailey Field. Pick up your 91直播 eclipse viewing glasses, enjoy special snacks and music, take part in a screenprinting project with YeoPress, and hear narration of the event by 91直播鈥檚 own eclipse expert, Observatory and Planetarium Coordinator Dave Lengyel.

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Pro Tips from 91直播鈥檚 Astronomers

It鈥檚 little surprise that two of 91直播鈥檚 most venerable astronomers鈥擮bservatory and Planetarium Coordinator Dave Lengyel and Emeritus Professor of Physics Dan Stinebring鈥攁re geeking out over the upcoming eclipse.

Drop in on Stinebring and Lengyel as they highlight in this video why they鈥檙e so excited for April 8鈥攁nd why maybe you should be too.

Safely Viewing the Total Solar Eclipse

It鈥檚 not safe to look directly at the sun unless you are using eye protection specifically for solar viewing. 91直播 will provide eclipse viewing glasses that meet all safety guidelines.

Homemade filters or ordinary sunglasses, even very dark ones, are not safe for looking at the sun. Don鈥檛 view any part of the sun through a camera lens, binoculars, or a telescope without a special-purpose solar filter secured over the front of the lens. During the 3-4 minutes of totality鈥攚hen the moon completely covers the sun鈥攊t is safe to remove your viewing glasses.

91直播 branded eclipse glasses

But that鈥檚 not all!

Watch for other eclipse-themed events in the days leading up to April 8, such as musical performances, night sky viewing from the 91直播 Observatory, and lectures by physics faculty.

Check back here or visit the 91直播 Events Calendar for updates.

April 8 Eclipse timeline

  • 2:15 PM- Moon begins moving in front of the sun
  • 3:13 PM- Full eclipse begins
  • 3:17 PM- Full eclipse ends
  • 4:15 PM- Moon no longer blocks the sun

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Eclipse history

In May 1994, nearly 30 years ago, 91直播 students witnessed an annular eclipse, a more common type of eclipse in which the moon obscures all but an outer ring of the sun. Whether an eclipse is total or annular depends on the distance between the sun, earth, and moon.

Black and white photo of student holding colander to see the shadow of an annular eclipse

Photo credit: Rick Sherlock, Courtesy of the 91直播 College Archives

Black and white photo of eclipse shadow shining through colander onto paper

Crowd of people looking at 1994 annular eclipse through special glasses

Recent eclipse viewing

91直播鈥檚 own Observatory & Planetarium Coordinator Dave Lengyel has captured the beauty of several eclipses across the country since 1994. On August 21, 2017, a total solar eclipse swept across a narrow portion of the contiguous United States, and an annular solar eclipse occurred on October 28, 2023.

'Diamond ring' effect: sunlight from behind the moon creates the shape of a diamond ring around the moon

The "Diamond Ring" effect is seen as the moon makes its final move over the sun during the total solar eclipse of August 21, 2017.

Photo credit: Dave Lengyel

Sunlight coming out from behind the darkened moon in a red crescent

An annular solar eclipse on October 28, 2023 created the illusion of a red crescent, or 鈥渞ing of fire鈥, around the moon.

Photo credit: Dave Lengyel

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