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On August 21, more than 300 million people could potentially view the total solar eclipse. NASA wants everyone to watch the celestial phenomenon safely. A partial eclipse will be visible in every state, and the total solar eclipse will happen in 14 states. So how can you observe it without damaging your eyes? The only safe way is with special solar lenses such as eclipse glasses. According to NASA, viewing glasses and solar viewers should have certification information on their packaging and be sure they're not more than three years old. Most importantly, do not try to use regular sunglasses, even if they're dark ones. Wochit
The total solar eclipse is not going to be just another day in Jersey.
The
moon will pass between the sun and Earth over the United States, and
the land will grow dark on the afternoon of Monday, Aug. 21. It will be
darker in the solar eclipse's path of totality, a 70-mile swath of land
spanning from the west coast of Oregon to the east coast of South
Carolina.
In Jersey, we'll range from 70 percent to 80 percent blockage.
"It's
really dynamic," said Carlton “Tad” Pryor, a professor in the
Department of Physics and Astronomy at Rutgers University-New Brunswick.
"As the sun goes dark, it starts to look like twilight and the animals
get confused because they think the day is ending."
In
New Jersey, the partial eclipse will begin at about 1:20 p.m., peak at
about 2:45 p.m. and end shortly before 4 p.m., Pryor said. There will be
more blockage the farther south in Jersey you go.
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