The solar eclipse is coming on Monday, April 8. It’s a big deal because, for the first time since 1806, Cleveland is in “the path of totality.”
That means all of us in Northeast Ohio will be able to see the moon completely cover the sun, Andy Pallotta, public programs specialist with the Great Lakes Science Center, tells us in this video. The moon is expected to block the sun for about three minutes and the temperature will drop.
Jay Ryan, an Old Brooklyn resident and amateur astronomer, has been spreading the word that we haven’t seen anything like this before in Cleveland.
“I’ve been trying to tell people, ‘You haven’t seen anything like this before,’” Ryan emphasized. “It’s not like the sun going down. The sun goes out!”
People likely remember seeing a partial eclipse, Ryan said, not a total solar eclipse like what we will see here on April 8. After April, another total solar eclipse won’t be visible in Cleveland again until 2444.
And, said Ryan, “It’s free of charge. That’s the part I like the best.”
Learn more about how to safely view the eclipse in the articles below.
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