The peak of the eclipse will begin at 21:17 Kyiv time (18:17 GMT). Its duration will be 4 minutes.
On Monday, April 8, the world will observe a total solar eclipse. Despite the fact that the solar eclipse will not be visible in Ukraine, the phenomenon will still be visible.
You can watch the solar eclipse online during live broadcast on the NASA YouTube channel. The BBC will also conduct the video broadcast.
The eclipse will be visible in North America. The natural phenomenon will be visible in Mexico, the United States and Canada. In Ukraine, the solar eclipse will not be visible – only online.
The partially hidden solar disk will be visible over most of North America, northwest Europe, some islands of Oceania, and the north of the South American continent.
The peak of the solar eclipse will begin at 21:17 Kyiv time (18:17 GMT). Its duration will be 4 minutes.
What is the peculiarity of the solar eclipse of 2024: experts’ opinions
The 4-minute total solar eclipse, when the moon’s shadow covers the sun, will provide an opportunity for a variety of scientific experiments.
Researchers will launch rockets following the path of the shadow, observe animals in zoos, send radio signals around the world, and point cameras and telescopes into the sky using temporary darkness.
“It’s really cool. If you’re very lucky and you’re in the right place, you’ll see the Moon completely cover the Sun,” Erica Hamden, an astrophysicist from the University of Arizona, told the BBC.
According to her, the current eclipse is special because it will have an incredible effect that is truly unlike anything else.
“It’s going to be very dark, all the animals will be quiet because they’ll think it’s sunset. And the sun will be going down in all directions on the horizon,” Hamden added.
Stars will be visible near it. It will also be possible to see the solar corona, which is the outer part of the Sun’s atmosphere.
“It will look like petals are coming off it. It’s just an otherworldly phenomenon,” — shared the scientist in the commentary of the BBC.
What is known about total solar eclipses
Eclipses are relatively rare occurrences, she says. There will be three or four of them in this decade.
Some of them pass across the ocean or through the pole, and no one sees them.
But the current one is quite unique, as it will pass through the whole of North America, through a very densely populated area.
In addition, a total solar eclipse occurs when the Sun, Earth, and Moon line up, and the latter completely blocks sunlight.
This alignment happens once every few years, when the Moon is exactly between the Earth and the Sun, but only in certain places on the Earth’s surface.
Covering the Sun, the Moon casts a shadow in the shape of a cone, the top of which can reach the Earth’s surface. In this case, the shadow cone will describe a certain curve on the surface of our planet, which is called a full phase band. In places that fall into this band, people will see a total eclipse.
The full phase of the eclipse will be able to be seen by those who will be in the zone of the so-called “path of totality” — a strip of the Earth’s surface where the Moon will completely cover the Sun’s disk.
This year, the “path of totality” will run through the countries of North America: from Mexico through the state of Texas, the northern border of the state of New York and to the region of “New England” in the USA.
The next total solar eclipse will occur in August 2026.
We will remind you that the total solar eclipse, which will take place on April 8, is the so-called “path of totality” – a geographical strip. Some US states and cities even declared a state of emergency due to the expected excitement.
And the astrologer announced the “fall of empires” and “revolution” due to a total solar eclipse. As the astrologer reported, for ordinary people, the eclipse is a good time to become more aware and emotionally stable and learn to control emotions.
▶ On the TSN YouTube channel, you can watch the video at this link: TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE! A state of EMERGENCY has been declared in the USA!
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