The U.S. mainland will experience the first total solar eclipse in 38 years today.
Western Pennsylvania will not be in the “path of totality”- meaning skies won’t go completely dark- but we will experience a partial eclipse.
The moon will begin to cover a portion of the sun in our area around 1 p.m. Maximum eclipse occurs about 2:35 p.m. and ends just before 4 p.m. Slippery Rock University is getting in on all the celestial observation fever.
From 12:30 p.m. to 3 p.m., SRU’s planetarium- which is located in the Vincent Science Center- will show the live stream of NASA footage of the solar eclipse as it moves across the country. The 70-mile wide path of eclipse totality will begin in Oregon about noon Eastern Standard Time and travel the length of the continent before ending up in South Carolina about 4 p.m.
This is a free event open to the public but the facility only seats 50 so get there early.
Photo by NASA Goddard Photo and Video
