On April 8, 2024, a total solar eclipse will cross North America, passing over Mexico, the United States, and Canada. A total solar eclipse happens when the Moon passes between the Sun and Earth, completely blocking the face of the Sun. The sky will darken as if it were dawn or dusk.
Where will Northeast Texans be for the 2024 solar eclipse? On Monday, April 8, the moon will start to block the sun, causing a total eclipse of the sun that will begin at 1:30 pm near Del Rio, TX and trace a line northeast across the entire state. (NASA) According to eclipse2024.org, the County Capital in Linden has a partial phase which starts at 12:27:22 (CDT (GMT-5)), at “03:30 o’clock” on the sun’s disk. You can expect a duration of a total time of 0m 52.8s starting at 1:46:34 (CDT (GMT-5)) with the mideclipse time occurring at 1:47:00 (CDT (GMT-5)).
Near Atlanta, you can expect to see the eclipse at approximately 12:27:51 with a mid-eclipse at 1:47:29 with a magnitude of 99.93%.
Texas Parks and Wildlife have released a list of parks where totality will be visible which included local parks Atlanta and Daingerfield.
The 2024 Total Solar Eclipse has brought travelers from all around the state and country, with hotels in Dallas, Texarkana, Jefferson, and Paris being among many Texas travel destinations for Eclipse viewing. In Paris, Texas, T-Shirts are being sold for Eclipse Day.
Fox Weather reported that Dallas was a hotspot for travelers, however, not all Texas counties are celebrating the influx. Some worry a sudden increase in numbers could put a strain on counties. Fox Weather reported on February 27, that Belton County was feeling the pressure already.
“Projections are for this influx of people to begin occurring as early as several days before April 8th, with an outmigration occurring in the few hours immediately following the eclipse this year,” Bell County Judge David Blackburn stated during a news conference. “If these numbers manifest themselves, the strain that this will put on our infrastructure will be significant. Everything from our first responders to our health care systems, to our fueling stations, to our highways, to our emergency management stations and more. All of these could be severely strained by the influx of people.” (Fox Weather) For local Northeast Texans, many don’t have to go farther than their backyards for an excellent viewing experience. Texarkana will experience 2 minutes and 33 seconds of totality. Linden will also experience totality, but for only 53 seconds and the city of Atlanta, Texas will be able to view near totality (99.93%). Daingerfield, Texas will receive a 3-minute window of totality from 1:44 p.m. to 1:47 p.m.
Safety is the number one priority when viewing a total solar eclipse. Except during the brief total phase of a total solar eclipse, when the Moon completely blocks the Sun’s bright face, it is not safe to look directly at the Sun without specialized eye protection for solar viewing.
Viewing any part of the bright Sun through a camera lens, binoculars, or a telescope without a special- purpose solar filter secured over the front of the optics will instantly cause severe eye injury.
When watching the partial phases of the solar eclipse directly with your eyes, which happens before and after totality, you must always look through safe solar viewing glasses (“eclipse glasses”) or a safe handheld solar viewer.
Eclipse glasses are NOT regular sunglasses; regular sunglasses, no matter how dark, are not safe for viewing the Sun. Safe solar viewers are thousands of times darker and should comply with the ISO 123122 international standard. NASA does not endorse any specific brand of solar viewers.
This information can also be found at Safety (nasa.gov). You can also find more information at eclipse2024.org.
If you have an event viewing location you would like to share send your information to news@casscountynow . com and events@casscountynow.com
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