A celestial event on Monday promises a rare blend of commerce, science, and celebration as the Moon's shadow sweeps across North America. Festivals, viewing parties, and even a mass wedding are planned along the eclipse 'path of totality.'
INGRAM, Oklahoma: Eclipse mania is sweeping across North America as a breathtaking celestial event on Monday promises a rare blend of commerce, science — and celebration.The Moon's shadow will land on Mexico's Pacific coast at 2:07 p.m. ET , then speed northeast across a 15-state swath of the United States and on to Canada, exiting the continent over Newfoundland just under an hour and a half later.
administrator Bill Nelson said recently. 'They move people to feel a kind of reverence for the beauty of our universe.'This year's path of totality is 115 miles wide and home to nearly 32 million Americans, with an additional 150 million living less than 200 miles from the strip. Those further away can still enjoy a partial eclipse, or follow a webcast provided by US space agency
.The next total solar eclipse that can be seen from a large part of North America won't come around until 2044.Festivals, flights, romanceBusinesses are capitalizing on the excitement with special events, while hotels and short-term rentals in prime viewing locations have been booked solid for months.At the Stonehenge II park in Ingram, Texas, a replica of the prehistoric structure in England, eclipse watchers had gathered from across the world.
plans to launch a trio of sounding rockets before, during and just after the eclipse to measure changes caused by the sudden darkness to the ionosphere, an upper layer of the atmosphere important for long-distance radio communication.The eclipse also offers a golden opportunity to study the Sun's corona, the outer layer of our star's atmosphere which is normally hidden by the blinding light of the surface.
has invited the public to contribute to research through its citizen-science project Eclipse Soundscapes, by recording the sounds of nature and submitting their multisensory observations.In humans, eclipses trigger feelings of awe and 'prosocial' tendencies towards others, research has found.Safety firstSafety is paramount, with authorities stressing people must use certified eclipse glasses to prevent retinal injury.
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