|
Bonners Ferry will get a good eclipse show |
|
August 20, 2017 |
 |
With the 2017 Solar Eclipse just hours away,
there is still some misconception that to see
it, you have to get to a narrow band that spans
the U.S. from Oregon to South Carolina. While
those within that band, the band of totality,
will have the best show, nearly everyone in the
continental United States and Canada will see a
spectacle to remember.
 |
|
Those who
stay home in Bonners Ferry will not see
a total eclipse, but will see about
89-percent of the sun's face blocked by
the moon. |
Those in Anchorage, Alaska will see the eclipse,
though only about 56-percent of it. In San
Diego, sky watchers will see a 50-percent
eclipse, meaning that the disc of the moon will
cover half the face of the sun.
For those who'll be watching Monday's eclipse
from home in Bonners Ferry, the two hour, 33
minute event will begin at 9:15 a.m. when the
disc of the moon touches the sun's edge at about
the 2 o'clock position.
Maximum eclipse for us will arrive at 10:29
a.m., when the moon fills 89-percent of the
solar disc (those in a band that's about
70-miles wide, nearly centered in Idaho on
Rexburg, will see a total eclipse, with
100-percent of the sun's face occluded.)
The eclipse in Bonners Ferry will end at 11:48
a.m., when the disc of the moon leaves the sun's
face at about the 8 o'clock position. To see an
animation of what we can expect, sped up 500
times, visit
https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/in/@5586496.
No matter where you are watching the 2017 Great
American Eclipse from, do not attempt to view it
with your bare eyes, as doing so can cause
vision loss or blindness! If you don't have
special glasses you can wear to watch the solar
eclipse, don't fret! There is still plenty of
time to make a cereal box eclipse viewer!
For step by step instructions developed by NASA,
click here! |
|
Questions or comments about this
article?
Click here to e-mail! |
|
|
|
|
