A: We are based at Friends' Central School in Wynnewood, Pennsylvania!
A: Email our Faculty Advisor, Deborah Skapik, at dskapik@friendscentral.org to schedule a visit from us!
A: NO! It is never safe to look at the sun until totality! Even though it might seem like it should be fine to take a peek during the partial eclipse, you must wait until totality, otherwise serious damage could be done to your eyes.
A: Here is a website that shows the path of the April 8, 2024, total eclipse. It also lists times of totality for some of the major cities on the path, as well as what percentage of partial eclipse everywhere in the continental United States will get.
A: Here is a website that shows the path of the October 14, 2023, annular eclipse. On it is listed the percentage of partial eclipse everywhere in the United States will get along with some times of maximum obscuration for major cities on the path.
A: After the April 2024 total eclipse of the sun, the next total eclipse to hit the United States will be in 2045, in the southern states. This is all the more reason to view the 2024 eclipse if you can!
A: The total phase of an eclipse is only a few minutes long, but it takes about 3 hours for the Moon to crawl across the Sun, start to finish. The maximum length of the April 8, 2024 eclipse in totality is 4 minutes 28 seconds. The longest total eclipse theoretically possible is about 7 and a half minutes.