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Tomorrow is the day we will witness the solar eclipse here in Shenandoah/The Woodlands area. Although we are not in the direct path and will not see a 100% total eclipse, we will still see a 95% eclipse from our vantage point. The last total eclipse we witnessed in the US was on Aug. 21, 2017. It is estimated that about 88% of the US population watched the 2017 eclipse either directly or online. We want to give you some important information about the eclipse, point out a couple of places to watch the phenomenon and remind you about some safety precautions regarding viewing the eclipse. The following is the information we were able to gather about the coverage percentage, timeframe, and peak coverage time via NASA's website: According to the NASA, the entire process will begin at 12:20pm on Monday, April 8, and end at 3:01pm. The peak coverage will be at 1:40pm with an estimated viewable coverage of 95.6%. Note: NASA will have a live feed of the eclipse if you would like to watch it online at - https://lnkd.in/eVJw3PTC You can view NASA's safety guidelines at - https://lnkd.in/g6G-4cK9 Suggestions on making an exciting day of the solar eclipse: Our Montgomery County Libraries are having solar eclipse parties starting at noon. They will also be giving out viewing glasses (as supplies allow). The closest library is the South Regional Library at 2101 Lake Robbins Dr., The Woodlands, Texas 77380. The cool thing about this is that every place in Shenandoah is only about 1.5 - 3 miles from this library. Pre-viewing: Grab a bite to eat before you deal with the crowds on Monday. You can view Shenandoah dining locations (all no more than 3 miles from the library) at - https://lnkd.in/gdXHrE4Q If you want to eat outside while watching the eclipse, we also have 30 outdoor patios - https://lnkd.in/dirhcPte

Today is the Total Solar Eclipse! Do you have plans to witness it? A total solar eclipse happens when the moon passes between the sun and Earth, completely blocking the face of the sun. The sky will become dark similar to dawn or dusk. Safely observe this astronomical event with specialized solar viewing glasses or "eclipse glasses." Learn more about the eclipse here: https://lnkd.in/ev6ZXb_y Photo: NASA/Gopalswamy #mohonkpreserve #eclipse #totalsolareclipse #solareclipse

The solar eclipse is right around the corner and while the event promises to be awe-inspiring it also presents logistical challenges and potential risks. In Kingston, it is expected to be a near-total solar eclipse between 2:09 and 4:34 p.m., with the peak of totality (where the sun appears to be completely covered by the moon for a short period of time) happening at 3:22 until 3:25 p.m. Projections indicate that we can expect an influx of approximately 500,000 people to Kingston, eager to witness this once-in-a-lifetime event. What do you need to know? •Plan ahead. The City of Kingston is advising people to prepare for road detours, parking congestion, and major delays in the hours before and after the eclipse. •Postpone your visit if you’re able. We are encouraging visitors to postpone their visits to our facilities on April 8, to reduce congestion and keep roadways clear for emergency services. •Visitor passes are required for planned visits. Families and caregivers with a planned visit for April 8, are asked to pick up a visitor pass for entry into parking lots and buildings. Passes are available at all site care desks until April 7. •Site access will be limited. For the safety of our patients, clients, residents and staff, access to our facilities will be limited. Providence Care Hospital parking is for staff, volunteers, and visitors only. There is no public parking. •Proper eye protection is a must. Without proper solar eclipse eye protection, looking directly at the eclipse can cause partial or total blindness if the proper precautions are not taken. There are several live streams to watch the eclipse safely indoors: Total Solar Eclipse (Great North American Eclipse) – April 8, 2024 – YouTube Total Solar Eclipse April 2024 – Time and Table NASA Live: Official Stream of NASA TV – YouTube For more details on Providence Care’s solar eclipse preparations, please visit https://ow.ly/kqt750R9Cqa.

It’s solar eclipse day! During today’s total solar eclipse, the moon completely blocks the sun's light in a specific region called the umbra. The umbra is the dark center of the moon's shadow, and it's the only place on Earth where you can see the full totality of the eclipse.The lighter gray area around the umbra is called the penumbra. Observers in the penumbra experience a partial solar eclipse, where only part of the sun is obscured. Only view the eclipse directly with safe solar eclipse glasses! Looking at the sun directly, even for a short period of time, can damage your eyes. Here are some other safe ways to view the eclipse: * Eclipse glasses: These special glasses have filters that block out harmful radiation from the sun. * Disco ball: Hang a disco ball in the sunlight to create an array of tiny (but safe) projections of the eclipse on the surfaces around you. * Pinhole projector: Make a pinhole projector using a cardboard box, aluminum foil, and white paper. Project the sunlight through the pinhole to create a safe image of the eclipse. Today’s eclipse is the last total solar eclipse visible from the contiguous United States until 2044, so don’t miss out! Let me know in the comments below if you’re in the path of totality 🌚 Want to learn more about solar eclipses? Check out NASA's website for resources on eclipses, including upcoming events https://lnkd.in/e_W4CVpC. #solareclipse #eclipse #science #astronomy #space #pinholeprojector

Are you ready for April 8, 2024? A TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE that will sweep across North America? A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between the Sun and the Earth, completely blocking the face of the Sun. The sky will darken like dawn or dusk, and you may see stars and planets in the daytime. This rare and spectacular event will be visible to millions along a narrow path stretching from Texas to Maine. A partial eclipse will be visible outside this path throughout all 48 contiguous U.S. states. If you want to see this once-in-a-lifetime phenomenon, plan and prepare yourself. Find a good viewing location, check the weather forecast, and wear proper eye protection. You also need to know the local time and duration of the eclipse in your area. To help you prepare for this once-in-a-lifetime experience, check out the interactive map from NASA to see the eclipse path and local times. You can also watch the video from EarthSky to learn more about the eclipse and how to observe it safely. Mark your calendar for this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see the Total Eclipse of 2024! Click on the following links for more information about the eclipse: National Eclipse : https://lnkd.in/gNgVV-j Emergency Management Agency: https://lnkd.in/eNtU-JXV NASA's Interactive Map: https://lnkd.in/g4qSus_F Grand Lake Region website: https://lnkd.in/g6xJ73Td

Total Solar Eclipse The total solar eclipse on April 8, 2024 is part of a repeating pattern of eclipses that last visited North America in 1970, and will visit again in 2078 and eclipse repeats every 54 years because the eclipse recurs each time approximately 120° farther west on the surface of Earth. After three saroses, or 54 years and about a month, the longitude is repeated. A total solar eclipse happens when the Moon passes between the Sun and Earth, completely blocking the face of the Sun. People viewing the eclipse from locations where the Moon’s shadow completely covers the Sun – known as the path of totality – will experience a total solar eclipse. In the U.S., the path of totality begins in Texas and will travel through Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine. The sky will become dark, as if it were dawn or dusk. Weather permitting, people along the path of totality will see the Sun’s corona, or outer atmosphere, which is usually obscured by the bright face of the Sun. For most of the 40 million people living in the path of totality, it will be a once-in-a-lifetime event, but solar eclipses are the product of a long-term pattern that repeats on far bigger timescales than human life! Credit: NASA

Solar eclipse 2024 is going to rule the skies of the United States next month. When the moon totally obscures the sun's face and moves between the sun and the earth, it is known as a total solar eclipse and as a result, the sky darkens and appears to be dawning or setting. For what Space describes as "the longest and most visible for the US in 100 years", many people are organising road trips to locations with the finest viewing conditions for what is predicted to last for four minutes starting at 1:52pm, April 8, Monday, according to Nassau. However, that does not take into consideration the chance of clouds or perhaps rain. An early viewing forecast has been released by AccuWeather's team of highly skilled meteorologists and long-range forecasts, spanning the United States from Texas to Maine. The line of totality will pass directly across several of the biggest cities in North America, including Dallas, Cleveland, Indianapolis, Buffalo, San ntonio, Toronto, and Montreal. Southern Texas, parts of the Ohio Valley, and the Great Lakes region may have the greatest conditions for the complete solar eclipse, according to AccuWeather Lead Long-Range Forecaster Paul Pastelok. More of the Northeast will be visible during this year's eclipse than during the previous one, which occurred on August 21, 2017. Three New York locations—Niagara Falls, Buffalo, and Plattsburgh—are included in astronomy.com's Top 20 spots for the view of the eclipse. When watching a total solar eclipse, safety is the most important consideration, according to Nasa. "Be sure you're familiar with when you need to wear specialised eye protection designed for solar viewing," cautioned Nasa.

Stars: Your secret tool against stress Looking up at the stars has saved me many times. When I was a little girl, I would imagine what it would be like to study the sun, the moon, and the stars. I loved math and science. The stars and the sky have been my way of escaping from overwhelm and shifting my perspective when things get rough. The next time you are bogged down with too much on your plate or stressed out, look up. Take 5 minutes to enjoy the beauty that is out there and embrace the vastness beyond. Here are 3 websites to follow for inspiration: - European Southern Observatory Picture of the Week - Hubble Space Telescope Images - Nasa's Astronomy Picture of the Day Shifting your perspective can make all the difference. This is a small technique for your toolbox that will produce big results. A total solar eclipse is coming in April 2024. Who is going to watch it? -------------------------------------- I love sunrises and sunsets also. I have 100s of photos of both. Photo - Sunset over the Gulf of Mexico last spring. This photo is not edited. #chronicstressprevention #burnoutprevention #warriormindsetsolutions

It's solar eclipse day! ☀🌑 Today, as the moon blocks the sun's light during the eclipse, there will be a decrease in the sunlight reaching Earth, but not a decrease in the intensity of the solar radiation. In fact, quite the opposite.   During an eclipse, the sun's corona emits intense ultraviolet (UV) radiation, the most harmful wavelength to eyes and skin. If an eclipse has a negligible effect on non-utility scale solar arrays, why is it that you can’t look directly at it?   It all has to do with the wavelengths. The sun’s rays are made up of three main wavelengths. Visible light has a wavelength between 400 and 800 nanometers. Ultraviolet light has wavelengths shorter than 400 nanometers. Infrared radiation are wavelengths longer than 800 nanometers.   While the most efficient solar panels make use of a broad range of wavelengths, your eye does not. So long as you remember that your eye isn’t a solar panel and you wear proper ISO certified glasses, enjoy the eclipse. Or, tune in "Through the Eyes of NASA" here: https://lnkd.in/eVJw3PTC   #SolarEclipse

Deep into Milky Way Near the heart of our Milky Way galaxy, about 26,000 light-years from Earth, is a bustling downtown shown in infrared from our Spitzer Space Telescope. One hundred thousand light-years across, featuring at least 100 billion stars, our spiral galaxy is kept together by a supermassive black hole estimated to be four million times as massive as our Sun.⁣ ⁣ Crowds of millions of stars create a blue haze that coalesces toward the center of the image, where green features represent carbon-rich dust molecules illuminated by starlight swirling around the galaxy’s core, and young stars generate a thermal glow seen in the yellow-red color. The brightest section of the image shows the immense, densely populated central star cluster in our galaxy, which astronomers have determined closely orbits a massive black hole at the center of our galaxy.⁣ ⁣ Pinpricks of light dot the dark blue background as it fades to light blue toward the center of the photo, giving way to a swirling mass of green, red, yellow, and white slashing horizontally across the middle of the image.⁣ ⁣ Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech⁣ 📺 Have you watched our latest video? #spaceinfo