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Sun Series: Minisode! Countdown to Total Solar Eclipse 2024

2024/4/6
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This chapter gives a brief overview of the total solar eclipse happening on April 8th, 2024, including the path of totality across North America and resources to find out the exact timing for your location. It emphasizes the importance of using NASA's Eclipse Explorer for precise timing information.
  • Total solar eclipse on April 8th, 2024
  • Path of totality across Mexico, US, and Canada
  • Totality lasts up to 4.5 minutes
  • NASA's Eclipse Explorer: go.nasa.gov/EclipseExplorer

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It’s time. On April 8, 2024, millions of people across North America will see a total solar eclipse. Get the most out of totality with this special bonus episode. Listen up for safety tips, learn how to make your own pinhole projector to safely view the eclipse and learn how anyone—including you!—can contribute to NASA research through citizen science. And if you’re not in the path of totality, watch NASA’s live broadcast starting at 1 p.m. EDT. NASA’s Curious Universe is an official NASA podcast.

See when the eclipse starts where you are with NASA’s Eclipse Explorer: go.nasa.gov/EclipseExplorer