Will I See The Total Solar Eclipse In Rye?

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RYE, NY — Excitement is building in Rye 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.

However, cloudy skies and rain may well change the experience.

It "depends on how thick and how extensive the clouds are," veteran Hudson Valley meteorologist Joe Rao said in a recent column on Space.com. "Regardless, you will certainly notice some very unusual effects when the moon's shadow passes by."

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 Rye, the moon will cover about 90.5 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: 2:11 p.m.
• Totality begins: 2:52 p.m.
• Maximum: 3:25 p.m.
• Totality ends: 3:58 p.m.
• Partial ends: 4:36 p.m.

The Rye Free Reading Room announced that on April 2, at 6:30 p.m., a program will be presented by Charles Fulco, NASA-JPL Solar System Ambassado,r about how to safely view and record the eclipse, and about the history and stories of eclipses. NASA-JPL freebies will be provided. A limited supply of solar eclipse glasses will be available at the front desk. Register for the program and/or reserve solar eclipse glasses here.

On April 8, from 2 p.m. - 4 p.m., view the eclipse on the grounds of the 179-acre Edith G. Read Wildlife Sanctuary, located at 1 Playland Pkwy, in Rye.

The Friends of Rye Nature Center invites all to their lawn to watch the eclipse on April 8, at 2:45 p.m. Eclipse glasses will be provided. Admission is free but make sure to pre-register here.

The Rye Fund for Education invites parents, siblings or caregivers to join all five schools in the Rye City School District to view the eclipse on April 8, from 3:15 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. All students and staff members of the school district will be provided with solar eclipse glasses, which can be shared with family members. Find out more here.

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Long-range forecasts are predicting a cloudy day with rain likely for the big event, so keep checking NASA's Eclipse Explorer for a weather update.

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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• You Must Protect Your Eyes, Regardless Of Eclipse Totality: What You Need
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