Posted on 04/05/2024 6:22:23 PM PDT by DoodleBob
The solar eclipse's path of totality could shift on Monday - and now experts are urging people to travel to different spots to see the celestial event.
Amateur astronomer John Irwin released a new map of the 115-mile path from Maine through Texas which has revealed its changed by roughly 2,000 feet.
The updated calculation has suggested that people in places like Rome, New York, Effingham, Illinois, and some areas of Fort Worth, Texas will no longer be able to have a perfect view of the eclipse.
Roughly 34 million people are expected to view the eclipse, but hundreds of thousands of viewers will now be left outside the immediate path and unable to watch the event. As people prepare to travel to watch the solar eclipse, Irwin's report has suggested that the path of totality, which has been projected for months, might be slightly off.
Irwin is part of a team analyzing the solar eclipse event for the Besselian Elements, and according to the website, they reported that the adjustment accounts for 'topographic elevation both around the limb of the moon and on the surface of the Earth.'
Topographic elevation is the adjustment of how close the Earth is to the sun, accounting for mountainous regions that would slightly alter where the path of totality will be.
'By accounting for the topography of both the moon and the Earth, precise eclipse prediction has brought new attention to a tiny but real uncertainty about the size of the sun,' a NASA spokesperson told Dailymail.com.
… However, despite the reports that the path has shifted, NASA said it isn't altering its predictions.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
Alas....... I cleaned my shop and got rid of my dust covered welding hoods.........
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I read the original “Tarzan of the Apes” book when I was a teen - it had an eclipse event and the apes threw things at the sky to chase away the monster that was eating the sun...
I they can’t even get the orbit of our moon calculated correctly, what confidence should we have in their forecast for. April 13, 2029?
“2029 close approach edit
The closest known approach of Apophis occurs at April 13, 2029 21:46 UT, when Apophis will pass Earth closer than geosynchronous communication satellites, but will come no closer than 31,600 kilometres (19,600 mi) above Earth’s surface.”
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/99942_Apophis
Same where I am. The Ranch is in the 4min totality zone, but of course it might rain Monday. Hoping to get a few good images.
I hopè you have a really good time! Even if you don’t take the 90 minute drive, you should strongly notice the eclipse and experience much of the event. I hope you have a good viewing glass of some sort..ie solar glasses or very datk welding mask.
I’ve been within 2 hours of totality and it was a blast. We had a science teacher who loved on our street. He had telescopes set up so we dould see the reflection on a white sheet. You can accomplish that with a pair of binoculars and a piece of paper. It’s a good way to view both sunspots and the eclipse without injury to your eyes because you arent looking at the sun. Only its reflection on a sheet of paper. Children really ebjoy that.
We were in the 90% + area. Its the rapid changes in the immediate environment, the kicking up of the wind, dropping of temperature and confusion of the animals in addition to the encroaching darkness along with the party atmosphere that makes a total eclipse a memorable moment for all envolved.
I plan to spend the time with my great-grands as this one will be my last.
I hope to make it fun for them.
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You mistake bad math skills for bad science.
115 miles from Maine to Texas?
I didn’t know Texas was that BIG. It is taking over other states now? /just kidding
Just go ahead and skip work. I’ll write a note to the boss that will keep you out of trouble. ;-)
Ha and thanks I might do that 👍🤣
No need to see the eclipse now.
They’re both due to climate change, ya know.
And Trump.
And racism.
The total solar eclipse will be visible along a narrow track stretching from Texas to Maine on April 8, 2024.
A partial eclipse will be visible throughout all 48 contiguous U.S. states.
You can download the map at:
https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/5123/
2024 Path of Totality
https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/5219/
This visualization closely follows the Moon's umbra shadow as it crosses North America during the April 8, 2024 total solar eclipse.It covers the one hour and 50 minutes between 10:57 a.m. Pacific Standard Time and 4:47 p.m. Atlantic Daylight Time.
Annotations include a running clock and the location of the center of the shadow.
Everyone within the dark oval sees totality.
I never knew that Maine was just a 2 hour drive from the Metroplex. I thought it was a lot further.
Obviously they are too stupid to know what they are talking about.
Obviously you're too stupid to understand that the breadth of the eclipse viewing area is 115 miles wide, but the path of the eclipse across the US goes from Maine to Texas.
“You mistake bad math skills for bad science”
I’ll reiterate this post. Math has certainty, science does not.
But that would require someone literate in English to write that. You obviously would never get a job with the Daily Mail. Nikki’s job is safe.
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