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Solar Eclipse: How Much We’ll See In Manchester, When To See It
Portions of the United States will be in the path of the total solar eclipse. Here's what to know about the event.
MANCHESTER, NJ — Excitement is building in Manchester for the April 8 total solar eclipse. We’re not among some 32 million Americans living in the path of totality, but neither will we miss out on 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 Manchester, the moon will cover about 87.1 percent of the sun at the peak of the eclipse, according to a NASA map that is searchable by ZIP code.
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Here are the details:
- Partial eclipse begins: 2:09
- Totality begins: 2:50 p.m.
- Maximum: 3:24 p.m.
- Totality ends: 3:58 p.m.
- Partial ends: 4:35 p.m.
The eclipse will last 68 minutes from beginning to end in Manchester.
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Manchester Township Schools Superintendent Diane Pedroza said the district will provide specialized eclipse glasses for elementary and middle school students, along with students at Regional Day School. Pedroza said the district will treat it as an educational event, with students going outside with teachers during the eclipse for a science lesson. Parents can decline to have their children participate by contacting their child's teacher.
Specialized eclipse glasses also will be handed out to high school students who are at the school for activities after dismissal, she wrote.
There is a free event to watch the eclipse at Sandy Hook in Parking Lot E, from 2 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. on April 8.
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Right now, it looks like we could have cloudy skies and rain 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.
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