Annular solar eclipse to be visible in California, Nevada, Idaho, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas and the Gulf of Mexico
Hot air balloon pilot Allan Hahn of Aurora, Colorado, tries on his viewing glasses at the Albuquerque international balloon fiesta in New Mexico., the Nasa administrator and a former astronaut, has just been on Nasa TV to talk about the “unique opportunities” eclipses give to study the sun.What we learn from these eclipses, along with our heliophysics research, has incredible benefits for our human exploration.
When you look up today with your eclipse glasses, I hope you’re gonna remember all the ways that the sun impacts us. Nasa will never stop studying our closest star for the benefit of all us terrestrial beings here on planet Earth. Essentially, if you don’t have a pair of special eclipse glasses, a solar viewer or solar filter for your telescope, you’ll need to find another way. Nasa’sOut of time? Grab a kitchen colander and hold it about 20in from the ground over white paper or card. As long as it’s not cloudy, you should see multiple images of the eclipse., the fun begins over Oregon at 9.
If you’re not in an area where the eclipse is viewable, or it’s a cloudy day where you are, there are various livestreams covering the event, featuring telescopes from the pathway. Nasa’sPeople watch the sun rise over Bryce Canyon national park, Utah, on Saturday as they await a rare ‘ring of fire’ eclipse of the sun., several different types of solar eclipses, from partial to total.