3:08 - 3:19 p.m.
"Though April’s total eclipse will take place around 3 p.m., as the moon’s shadow moves over the Earth, the sky will darken as if it’s night. And as the sun’s light dims, the surrounding air will become noticeably cooler and nearby bugs and animals will likely fall silent.
If you’re viewing the event from inside the path of totality, it’s during this brief time that viewers can also temporarily remove their eclipse glasses. Most mysteriously, thin and wavy bands of light called shadow bands may also be seen faintly phasing in and out across the ground in the few minutes leading up to and after totality....
But what sets 2024’s eclipse apart from 2017’s is that totality is expected to last about 4 minutes and 28 seconds, almost double the duration of the previous total solar eclipse.
This year’s eclipse path is also much wider, causing it to pass over much more densely populated areas than its predecessor. This additional time and space will undoubtedly offer scientists a larger window for making more precise measurements about the eclipses’ impacts and allow millions more onlookers to share in the delight....
While craning our necks to watch the total solar eclipse on April 8, we need to be serious about protecting our eyes, according to vision experts at The Ohio State University.
Aaron Zimmerman, clinical professor at Ohio State’s College of Optometry, says we should never look directly at the sun because there is potential risk to damage the retina."
For more information, visit "What to expect when total solar eclipse passes through Ohio" by Tatyana Woodall, Ohio State News.
Check out the new interactive Total Solar Eclipse Map on Ohio.org.
Discover adventure of all kinds in Ohio and share your Ohio Total Solar Eclipse fun with #Eclipse24 and #OhioTheHeartofitAll.
Learn more at Ohio.org/Eclipse. And for more information, check out the Ohio Emergency Management Agency (EMA) website.
If you’re viewing the event from inside the path of totality, it’s during this brief time that viewers can also temporarily remove their eclipse glasses. Most mysteriously, thin and wavy bands of light called shadow bands may also be seen faintly phasing in and out across the ground in the few minutes leading up to and after totality....
But what sets 2024’s eclipse apart from 2017’s is that totality is expected to last about 4 minutes and 28 seconds, almost double the duration of the previous total solar eclipse.
This year’s eclipse path is also much wider, causing it to pass over much more densely populated areas than its predecessor. This additional time and space will undoubtedly offer scientists a larger window for making more precise measurements about the eclipses’ impacts and allow millions more onlookers to share in the delight....
While craning our necks to watch the total solar eclipse on April 8, we need to be serious about protecting our eyes, according to vision experts at The Ohio State University.
Aaron Zimmerman, clinical professor at Ohio State’s College of Optometry, says we should never look directly at the sun because there is potential risk to damage the retina."
For more information, visit "What to expect when total solar eclipse passes through Ohio" by Tatyana Woodall, Ohio State News.
Check out the new interactive Total Solar Eclipse Map on Ohio.org.
Discover adventure of all kinds in Ohio and share your Ohio Total Solar Eclipse fun with #Eclipse24 and #OhioTheHeartofitAll.
Learn more at Ohio.org/Eclipse. And for more information, check out the Ohio Emergency Management Agency (EMA) website.
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