The U.S. mainland will experience the first total solar eclipse in 38 years today.
Western Pennsylvania will not be in the “path of totality”- meaning skies won’t go completely dark- but we will experience a partial eclipse.
The moon will begin to cover a portion of the sun in our area around 1 p.m. Maximum eclipse occurs about 2:35 p.m. and ends just before 4 p.m.
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Slippery Rock University in Butler County is getting in on all the celestial observation fever.
From 12:30 p.m. to 3 p.m., SRU’s planetarium- which is located in the Vincent Science Center- will show the live stream of NASA footage of the solar eclipse as it moves across the country. The 70-mile wide path of eclipse totality will begin in Oregon about noon Eastern Standard Time and travel the length of the continent before ending up in South Carolina about 4 p.m.
This is a free event open to the public but the facility only seats 50 so get there early.
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There will be a total solar eclipse for millions of Americans today, many of which are in a tiny town in southern Kentucky, which is the epicenter of the eclipse. WKDZ is based in Hopkinsville, Kentucky, which will be home to the largest duration of the total solar eclipse, two minutes and forty seconds. The town has been dubbed “Eclipseville.” You can view live video feeds from the town, courtesy of WKDZ, here.
Photo by NASA Goddard Photo and Video
