On Monday, April 8, most of North America may have the prospect to see the Moon go in entrance of the Sun throughout a photo voltaic eclipse. NASA is inviting the general public to take part with in-person events, alternatives to do NASA science, and a number of methods to watch online.

Millions of individuals alongside the trail of totality – which stretches from Texas to Maine within the United States – will see a complete photo voltaic eclipse, when the Moon fully covers the Sun. Outside the trail of totality, individuals throughout the contiguous United States may have an opportunity to see a partial photo voltaic eclipse, when the Moon covers a part of the Sun. Learn how one can safely view this celestial occasion.

Watch Through Eyes of NASA

NASA will host stay protection of the eclipse beginning at 1 p.m. EDT. The company’s eclipse protection will embrace stay views of the eclipse from throughout North America, particular appearances by NASA consultants, astronauts aboard the area station, and an inside have a look at NASA’s eclipse science experiments and watch events throughout the nation. NASA’s broadcast will final three hours, and options stay areas from throughout the nation together with the company’s solely middle within the path of totality, NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Ohio, in addition to:

• Carbondale, Illinois
• Dallas
• Houlton, Maine
• Indianapolis
• Kerrville, Texas
• Niagara Falls, New York
• Russellville, Arkansas

The NASA broadcast will stream on NASA+, air on NASA TV, and the company’s website. Learn how one can stream NASA TV via a wide range of platforms together with social media and the company’s app.

NASA additionally will host a watch celebration of the eclipse in Spanish beginning at 1:30 p.m. on YouTube.

NASA will present a no-commentary, telescope-only feed of the eclipse on NASA Television’s media channel and YouTube, beginning at 1 p.m. and operating for 3 hours. The telescope feed will incorporate views from a number of areas, and will probably be switched based mostly on climate, the eclipse’s progress, and feed availability. Locations could embrace:

• Carbondale, Illinois
• Cleveland
• Dallas
• Houlton, Maine
• Indianapolis
• Junction, Texas
• Kerrville, Texas
• Mazatlán, Mexico
• Niagara Falls, New York
• Russellville, Arkansas
• Torreón, Mexico
• Tupper Lake, New York

NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia will present a commentated livestream of three sounding rocket launches for the Atmospheric Perturbations around Eclipse Path mission. The livestream will start at 2:30 p.m. on NASA Wallops’ YouTube channel and conclude after the final of the three sounding rocket launches.

NASA’s interactive Eclipse Explorer Map will enable customers to trace the full photo voltaic eclipse in actual time on April 8 because it strikes throughout North America. Use the device forward of time to go looking by zip code or metropolis for eclipse timing, get real-time climate updates, p.c of eclipse protection, and even a corona prediction for areas within the path of totality.

Media Resources

Media assets can be found on NASA’s eclipse web site. To request a distant or in-person eclipse interview with NASA, please contact agency-eclipsemedia@mail.nasa.gov.

Details about in-person eclipse occasions and registration requirements for media can be found on-line.

NASA eclipse images will probably be shared on the Flickr account.  

To study extra concerning the complete photo voltaic eclipse, go to:

go.nasa.gov/Eclipse2024

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Karen Fox
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1100
karen.c.fox@nasa.gov

Sarah Frazier
Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland
202-853-7191
sarah.frazier@nasa.gov