Will I See The Total Solar Eclipse In MI
Most Michiganders will see the moon crossing the sun, though only the very southeast corner of the state is along the edge of totality. The April 8 total solar eclipse will occur in southeastern Michigan, with approximately 32 million people in the path of totality from Texas to Maine in the United States. Each of the 48 continental states will see some of the solar eclipse, which occurs when the moon slips between Earth and Earth. The Detroit Riverfront Conservancy, Outdoor Adventure Center and Huron Clinton Metroparks have invited the community to watch the event at the Cullen Plaza in Detroit, offering free viewing glasses for free. The total solar Eclipse starts in Mexico and will cover about 99 percent of the sun at the peak of the eclipse, crossing several states before entering Canada in southern Ontario.
Published : a month ago by Dylan Siwicki in Science
MICHIGAN — Excitement is building in southeastern Michigan for the Monday, April 8 total solar eclipse. We’re among about 32 million people living in the path of totality for the celestial sensation.
In the United States, the path of totality extends from Texas to Maine, but each of the 48 continental states will see some of the solar eclipse, which occurs when the moon slips between our bright star and Earth. In metro Detroit, the moon will cover about 99 percent of the sun at the peak of the eclipse, according to a NASA map that is searchable by ZIP code. Here are the details:
Partial eclipse begins: 1:58 p.m.
Maximum: 3:14 p.m.
Partial ends: 4:27 p.m.
The Detroit Riverfront Conservancy, Outdoor Adventure Center and Huron Clinton Metroparks invited the community to watch the event at the Cullen Plaza, located at 1340 Atwater St. in Detroit. A free pair of viewing glasses will be available on a first serve first come basis. Registration is not required but encouraged.
Right now, it looks like we could have mostly sunny skies with patchy clouds for the big event.
The total solar eclipse starts in Mexico, entering the United States in Texas and traveling through Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine, as well as small parts of Tennessee and Michigan, before entering Canada in southern Ontario through Quebec, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and Cape Breton before exiting continental North America on the Atlantic coast of Newfoundland, Canada.