View the Eclipse with Us!
Mid-afternoon on April 8, if the sky is clear enough, all 50 U.S. states (excluding most of Alaska) will experience at least a partial solar eclipse, as will most of Canada, all of Mexico, and all countries in Central America. During a solar eclipse, for just a few minutes, the moon will block the sun's bright face from view.
Because Rhode Island is not directly on the path of totality, we will be able to view only a partial eclipse from Providence, but the sky will darken as about 90 percent of the sun is covered and it will still be a memorable sight. To experience the total eclipse , you would need to travel to a spot along the roughly 115-mile-wide path of totality across Mexico, from Texas through Maine and across parts of Eastern Canada.
Watch the Solar Eclipse: Studio10’s Christina Erne is sitting down with Francine Jackson, Staff Astronomer at the Ladd Observatory at Brown University along with Alan Gunther, the Library Manager at Smith Hill Library in Providence, Rhode Island.
How to watch the Eclipse - Safely
Be careful! Looking directly at the Sun can cause serious and permanent damage to your eyesight. The only safe way to look directly at the "uneclipsed" or partially eclipsed Sun is through special-purpose solar filters, such as “eclipse glasses” or hand-held solar viewers. Ordinary sunglasses or tinted glasses are NOT safe for looking at the Sun. Watch out for fake products being sold as eclipse glasses!
Don't take risks! CLPVD libraries have 1,000 pairs of approved solar eclipse glasses to give away or check this list of Suppliers of Safe Solar Viewers & Filters compliant with the ISO 12312-2 international safety standard.
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