Making History

Where will you be when history is made on April 8th? As you can see by this map courtesy of Butler University-Holcomb Observatory in Indianapolis, it has been many years since Indiana (some parts of the state longer than others) has experienced a Total Solar Eclipse. Our next nearby Total Solar Eclipse will occur on Sept. 14, 2099. You can read more at: https://www.butler.edu/…/holcomb-observatory/eclipse-2024/

One of the most beautiful sights associated with a total solar eclipse is the “diamond ring.” It appears just before the beginning of totality, when a single bright point of sunlight — the diamond — shines through a deep valley on the Moon’s limb (edge) and the inner corona — the ring — becomes visible. As the diamond vanishes, it’s safe to remove your solar filters. A second diamond ring appears at the end of totality when a deep valley on the opposite side of the retreating Moon exposes a single bead of bright sunlight that begins to wash out the corona. Put your filters back on! Credit: Rick Fienberg / TravelQuest International / Wilderness Travel. Information and photo shared from the American Astronomical Society web page. https://eclipse.aas.org/resources/images-videos#sequences

Photo courtesy of NASA. Some additional web sites to learn more about the eclipse include: https://www.bsu.edu/web/planetarium/2024-solar-eclipse/solar-eclipse-timeline https://science.nasa.gov/resource/what-is-a-solar-eclipse/?category=eclipse https://eclipse.aas.org/resources/images-videos https://www.butler.edu/arts-sciences/holcomb-observatory/eclipse-2024/ https://www.butler.edu/arts-sciences/holcomb-observatory/date-of-last-total-solar-eclipse-in-indiana/ https://www.in.gov/dnr/places-to-go/events/2024-solar-eclipse/