Total Solar Eclipse: How Much We’ll See In WI, When To See It
Wisconsin is not among some 32 million Americans living in the path of totality, but neither will we miss out on the celestial sensation. The April 8 total solar eclipse will occur in Wisconsin, with the path of totality extending from Texas to Maine. Each of the 48 continental states will see some of the solar eclipse, which occurs when the moon slips between Earth and Earth. The moon will cover about 74.5 percent of the sun at the peak of the eclipse, according to a NASA map that is searchable by ZIP code. The total eclipse begins in Mexico and will cover several states before exiting continental North America on the Atlantic coast of Newfoundland, Canada.
Published : 2 months ago by William Bornhoft in Science
WISCONSIN — Excitement is building in Wisconsin for the April 8 total solar eclipse. We’re not among some 32 million Americans living in the path of totality, but neither will we miss out on the celestial sensation.
In the United States, the path of totality extends from Texas to Maine, but each of the 48 continental states will see some of the solar eclipse, which occurs when the moon slips between our bright star and Earth. In Wisconsin, the moon will cover about 74.5 percent of the sun at the peak of the eclipse, according to a NASA map that is searchable by ZIP code.
Right now, it looks like we could have rain for the event in Wisconsin.
• Related: You Must Protect Your Eyes, Regardless Of Eclipse Totality: What You Need The total solar eclipse starts in Mexico, entering the United States in Texas and traveling through Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine, as well as small parts of Tennessee and Michigan, before entering Canada in southern Ontario through Quebec, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and Cape Breton before exiting continental North America on the Atlantic coast of Newfoundland, Canada.