Eclipse not expected to impact local power supply

Xcel Energy, which manages more than 1,000 megawatts of solar capacity in Minnesota, Colorado and New Mexico, said the company was planning for the eclipse the same way it does for a storm or cloud cover.

In northern California (an area close to the path of totality), CAISO expects the eclipse to obscure 75% of the sun.

In terms of audience potential, it is hard to top the United States, with its mobile and affluent population, even though the direct path is mostly over rural areas, towns and small cities.

The next total solar eclipse visible in North Florida and South Georgia will be on August 12, 2045.

“(Solar eclipses) happen anywhere from three to four times a year across the globe, it just happens to be our turn”, Stewart said.

If you are in America on Monday, you might experience a total solar eclipse, if not, a partial one. Adding to the allure, it will be the first total solar eclipse to cross the entire country from west coast to east coast in 99 years. Although, the Moon passes through the gap between the Sun and the Earth on regular basis, it does not always lead to solar eclipses, as the ideal alignment is rare, as the heavenly bodies do not move in a single plane.

“Basically you get two pieces of paper and you put a pinhole in one of them”, he said telling how the light shines through the pinhole in the top sheet to display an image of the eclipsed sun on the bottom sheet. “But before and after, approved eyewear should be used”.

Numerous locations will offer commemorative eclipse glasses, T-shirts and other memorabilia. Prices for the glasses have also escalated as the day approaches.

Even Greeks, who were instrumental in making enormous contributions to science and mathematics, long believed the onset of a solar eclipse as a bad omen.

Having viewed Earth from the perspective of space on multiple occasions, both Pettit and McArthur said one of the aspects of Monday’s eclipse that excites them is the opportunity it presents to pique the interest of the next generation of explorers and scientists.

Yes. You can keep regular glasses on.

And since our phones are often our camera as well, here are some tips to take the best eclipse photos you can use with an iPhone or Android device. Do not use sunglasses, they are nowhere near dark enough to protect your eyes, even “just a glance”.

The watchword for experiencing a solar eclipse, of course, is to not look at it with unprotected eyes.

When the moon passes between Earth and the sun, and scores a bull’s-eye by completely blotting out the sunlight, that’s a total solar eclipse.

The event, coined the “Great American Eclipse”, is inspiring a surge in tourism in the United States, along with sky-high prices for travel to key viewing spots and a rise in scams such as counterfeit solar eclipse glasses.

If you make the bad decision to stare at the sun during the solar eclipse, this is what could happen to you.

Even so the advent of social media and affordable high-tech optics have boosted public awareness, assuring what many US experts predict will be unprecedented viewership for the so-called “Great American Eclipse”. The library will provide up to 200 pairs of viewing glasses for free and provide refreshments.

Can I use welder’s glass to watch the eclipse? .

As the moment neared, the eclipse hasn’t needed any help from me to generate excitement; It’s all over the newspapers, internet and TV.

Though this is an indirect way of viewing the eclipse, it sure beats burning your eyeballs out!