EAST HAMPTON, NY — Excitement is building in East Hampton for Monday, April 8's total solar eclipse. We are among approximately 32 million people who live on the path of totality for heavenly feeling.
In the United States, the path of totality stretches 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 East Hampton, the moon will cover about 88.7 percent of the sun at the peak of the eclipse, according to a NASA map.
Here are the details:
Partial eclipse begins: 2:13 p.m
Total Start: 2:54 p.m
Partial end: 4:37 p.m
The eclipse will last 2 hours and 24 minutes from start to finish in East Hampton.
Long Island spots to watch the eclipse
- Custer Institute & Observatory, 1115 Main Bayview Road, Southold. Advance registration is recommended. 631-765-2626
- Hallock State Park Refuge, 6062 Sound Avenue, Riverhead
- Cradle of Aviation Museum, Charles Lindbergh Blvd., Uniondale. Noon – 4:45 p.m. 516-572-4111
- Long Island Explorium, 101 East Broadway, Port Jefferson. 13:00 Limited space. 631-331-3277
- Sunken Meadow State Park, Rte 908K, Kings Park.
- Connecticut River State Park, 4090 Sunrise Highway, Oakdale
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Right now, it looks like we could get some clouds for the big event.
The total solar eclipse starts in Mexico, enters the United States in Texas, and travels 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 via Quebec, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and Cape Breton before exiting mainland North America on the Atlantic coast of Newfoundland, Canada.
