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2024 Solar Eclipse 2024 Eclipse


2024 Eclipse will occur in:

On April 8, 2024 the Continental United States will have it's second total solar eclipse within a 7 year span. This Eclipse will cross the path of the 2017 Eclipse forming an "X" in Southern Illinois.
On this page you can find information about the eclipse as well as viewing and safety tips.

Click the image below for an interactive google eclipse map by Xavier Jubier
Eclipse Map
How to View the 2024 Solar Eclipse Safelysunglasses

Looking directly at the sun is unsafe except during the brief total phase of a solar eclipse (totality), when the moon entirely blocks the sun’s bright face, which will happen only within the narrow path of totality.

The only safe ways to look directly at the uneclipsed or partially eclipsed sun is through special-purpose solar filters, such as “eclipse glasses” or a view such as a funnel of pinhole viewer.
  • For a list of Reputable Vendors of Solar Filters & Viewers click here
  • For a full guide on viewing safety, click here
  • Eclipse Glasses can be obtained here.
  • General Eye Safety