Solar eclipse 2023: Tennessee viewing and weather conditions
Weather could play a factor in how much of the eclipse you will see in Tennessee on Saturday, Oct. 14. There are two significant solar eclipses occurring in the United States over the next six months. The first is an annular eclipse, and the second is the total solar eclipse. During this type of eclipse, the moon is at or close to its farthest distance from Earth and will create a ring around the moon. Middle Tennessee is expected to see a partial eclipse on Saturday, Oct. 14, with the maximum eclipse ending before 1:40 p.m. The weather will be cooler and breezy, but clouds are possible during this partial annular Eclipse. Libraries across Tennessee & Kentucky may offer solar glasses to view from the library property.
发表 : 2年前 经过 Marcus Bagwell 在 Weather
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — There are two significant solar eclipses occurring in the United States over the next six months. The first is an annular eclipse, happening Saturday, Oct. 14. The second (and more powerful), is the total solar eclipse, coming up on April 8.
What is an annular eclipse?
During this type of eclipse, the moon is at or close to its farthest distance from Earth. When this happens, the sun will create a ring around the moon (a ring of fire), thus making it dark for a period of time.
The path where totality is expected will be from the West Coast (Eugene, Oregon) to South Texas (Corpus Christi, Texas). The partial eclipse begins after 8 a.m. Pacific time, with totality (annularity) around 9 a.m. PDT.
What will Middle Tennessee see?
In our region, expect a partial annular eclipse (between 50% and 60% from north to south) on Saturday, Oct. 14.
In Nashville, the partial eclipse will begin at 10:38 a.m. CDT, with the maximum eclipse just after 12 p.m. CDT, and the overall partial eclipse ending before 1:40 p.m. CDT.
The weather will undoubtedly be cooler and breezy, but clouds are possible during this partial annular eclipse. Morning showers should be coming to an end by 10 a.m. for most areas. While we should see clouds clear, another round of clouds could move in from the northwest, impacting viewing for some locations.
This is still very early and we’ll be able to give a better forecast as the day approaches!
You should never directly look at the sun, even if you have sunglasses on. You’ll want to purchase eclipse glasses or solar viewers. Be sure the classes comply with the ISO 12312-2 international safety standard for filters for direct viewing of the sun.
Libraries across Tennessee & Kentucky may offer solar glasses to view from the library property. See this map for the libraries in your area.
Finally, you can make your own eclipse viewers. This will project the sun’s image on a piece of cardboard or paper. This will avoid all eye contact with the direct sunlight. See this video tutorial from NASA.
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