The ‘Great American Eclipse’ Is Coming This Spring, Here’s How and Where to Watch It
There’s another must-see solar eclipse coming up this spring and it’s going to be so incredible it is now being referred to as the “Great American Eclipse”. A total solar eclipse occurs when the moon comes between us and the Moon, covering the light source completely and on April 8th the last one for 20 years will be viewable to 32 millions people
Category
📚
LearningTranscript
00:00 There's another must-see solar eclipse coming up this spring and it's going to be so incredible
00:08 it's now being referred to as the Great American Eclipse.
00:12 A total solar eclipse occurs when the moon comes between us and the sun, covering the
00:16 light source completely.
00:17 On April 8th, the cosmic event will pass over parts of Mexico, Canada, and of course, the
00:22 US, with NASA saying they expect it to completely block out the sun in 15 states.
00:27 The whole thing will last just 4 minutes and 27 seconds, but it will be the only solar
00:31 eclipse of its kind for another 20 years, meaning you're not going to want to miss it.
00:35 So how can you watch it?
00:36 First, you'll want to be in one of the states with a proper vantage point.
00:39 Luckily, NASA has not only released this map showing all of the affected states, which
00:44 start in Mexico heading into Texas, before spanning the country at a diagonal all the
00:48 way up to the northernmost parts of Maine.
00:50 They have also provided a timetable, giving up to the second info about where to spot
00:54 it, which NASA estimates the event to be viewable to some 32 million people.
00:59 The next thing you'll want to do is grab yourself a pair of eclipse viewing glasses, because
01:02 as always, safety first.
01:04 [music]