If you’re not near the path of the total solar eclipse or your visibility is impaired by clouds, you can still view the total solar eclipse online.
Weather permitting, tens of millions of people living in a narrow swath of land from Mexico’s Pacific coast to eastern Canada will just have to look up at the sky on Monday to catch a glimpse of the moon obscuring the sun and day turning to dusk. can.
Eclipse glasses are a must to prevent eye damage.
It is safe to remove safety glasses only in total darkness or for several minutes of complete darkness.
Here are some alternatives if it’s cloudy or you can’t get to the path during the eclipse.
NASA begins live streaming from various eclipse cities
NASA is offering several hours of streaming online and on NASA TV starting at 1 p.m. from several cities along the total orbit.
The space agency will exhibit images of the sun as seen through telescopes, and scientists and astronauts from the space station will also appear.
During a solar eclipse, a small rocket equipped with scientific instruments will be launched from Wallops Island, Virginia, into the electrically charged part of the atmosphere near the edge of space known as the ionosphere.
AP will host a live show from Totality Pass
Associated Press journalists will be deployed along the road to provide live coverage of watch parties and festivities.
The AP livestream begins at 10 a.m. and features views from Mazatlan, Mexico and beyond. Commentary will run from 1:30pm to 3:30pm and will include interviews with organizers and scientists, as well as live views from the roadside.
Telescopes and experiments focus on the sun
The Exploratorium Museum will display live telescopic images of the Sun from Junction, Texas, and Torreon, Mexico.
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University of Maine researchers and students will launch a high-altitude balloon in an experiment that will be live-streamed from the stratosphere.
The time and date show the sun from various telescope feeds.
Slooh will relay from Texas and build a network of partner telescopes along its route.
