Will I See The Solar Eclipse In Berkeley?
While not a total eclipse here, you will see a partial eclipse. Here is how much, and when to look skyward. The April 8 total solar eclipse will occur in Berkeley, California, with a path of totality extending from Texas to Maine. Each of the 48 continental states will see some of the solar eclipse, which occurs when the moon slips between Earth and Earth. In Berkeley, the moon will cover about 34 percent of the sun at the peak of the eclipse, according to a NASA map. The forecast for the event is still uncertain.
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BERKELEY, CA — Excitement is building in Berkeley for the April 8 total solar eclipse. We’re not among some 32 million Americans living in the path of totality, but neither will we miss out on the celestial sensation.
In the United States, the path of totality extends from Texas to Maine, but each of the 48 continental states will see some of the solar eclipse, which occurs when the moon slips between our bright star and Earth.
In Berkeley, the moon will cover about 34 percent of the sun at the peak of the eclipse, according to a NASA map that is searchable by ZIP code.
Here are the details:
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The forecast for the big event is still unsettled at this point.
The total solar eclipse starts in Mexico, entering the United States in Texas and traveling through Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine, as well as small parts of Tennessee and Michigan, before entering Canada in southern Ontario through Quebec, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and Cape Breton before exiting continental North America on the Atlantic coast of Newfoundland, Canada.