On Saturday morning, March 29, a partial solar eclipse will be seen in parts of New England and Canada’s Great Lakes.
During partial eclipse, there is no overall pathway. There will be no dramatic shadows on the narrow earth color plate, so the sky will not suddenly turn black during the day. Instead, the moon will emit a large chunk of the sun (from our perspective) that turns it into a bean-like shape. The extent to which it happens will be entirely dependent on your location. In the maximum case, parts of Canada will be more than 90% of the enclosed areas. In Rochester, it is less than 10%.
For us, it would be a quick show. Because the sun has not yet risen when the eclipse begins, we have to wait for the sunrise to see anything. By then, we had missed part of the show. The sunrise is 6:57 a.m. and the eclipse ends around 7:09 a.m. Those who wish to watch the show need special glasses. If you have the proper eclipse glass since last year, you can do it. The photographer will not have a lot of time to get the camera set up correctly, so you have to be ready to scroll. Locally, the cloud will be very concerned. For us, locking the prediction is still too far, but we need some help.
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