On the afternoon of April 8, 2024, a total solar eclipse will move across the county. Our StormTracker team is here to break down what a solar eclipse is, what you can see during it, and how you can watch it safely.
On the afternoon of April 8, 2024, a total solar eclipse will move across the county.
This will be the first time since 2017 the U.S. experiences a total solar eclipse. Day will temporarily be turned into "night" from Texas to Maine as the path of totality races across the country.
Totality will be very close to Connecticut - less than 200 miles away - and portions of upstate New York, Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine will experience total darkness in the afternoon.
Even though Connecticut won't be in totality, the sky will get notability darker. This will happen around 3:30 p.m. when 92% of the sun will be blocked by the moon, the peak of the eclipse.
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After 3:30 p.m., the moon will continue past the sun as the eclipse comes to an end around 4:30 p.m.
But what is a solar eclipse, what can you see during it, how can you watch it safely and has anything like this ever happened in Connecticut before?
Your StormTracker weather team answers all of these questions and more as we look ahead to the big day.
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