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Total Solar Eclipse: When you can see it in Coastal Georgia, the Lowcountry, plus the next big event

The path of totality for the next total solar eclipse after 2024 will go directly through Savannah.

Total Solar Eclipse: When you can see it in Coastal Georgia, the Lowcountry, plus the next big event

The path of totality for the next total solar eclipse after 2024 will go directly through Savannah.

AFTERNOON, AND IT MAY LOOK LIKE TWILIGHT. A SOLAR ECLIPSE HAPPENS WHEN THE MOON CROSSES BETWEEN THE EARTH AND THE SUN. FOR THIS TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE, THE MOON IS GOING TO COMPLETELY BLOCK OUT THE SUN AND ITS SHADOW WILL BE CAST ON THE EARTH. ON APRIL 8TH, THE ENTIRE U.S. WILL BE ABLE TO SEE A NATURAL PHENOMENON ON A SOLAR ECLIPSE. THE PATH SPANS COAST TO COAST, SO THE ENTIRE COUNTRY WILL SEE AT LEAST A PARTIAL ECLIPSE. BUT 31 MILLION PEOPLE ACROSS 15 STATES WILL BE IN THE PATH OF TOTALITY. FOR THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE IN THE PATH OF TOTALITY, IT WILL BLOCK OUT. THE MOON, WILL BLOCK OUT THE. MAIN BODY OF THE SUN, AND YOU’LL GET TO SEE THE CORONA OR THE ATMOSPHERE OF THE SUN PEEKING OUT AROUND THE MOON. THIS ECLIPSE WILL DIFFER FROM THE 1 IN 2017. THERE ARE MORE PEOPLE LIVING IN THE PATH. AND IT WILL LAST ABOUT TWO TIMES AS LONG. JUST OVER FOUR MINUTES, SCIENTISTS SAY. RIGHT NOW, THE SUN IS PEAKING IN ACTIVITY. THERE’S MORE SOLAR FLARES, THERE’S. MORE RADIATION COMING OFF THE SUN. THERE ARE MORE CORONAL MASS EJECTIONS. THE ECLIPSE MAY TANTALIZE YOUR SENSES. DURING THE ECLIPSE, TEMPERATURES WILL DROP AND ANIMALS WILL RESPOND TO THE DARKNESS BY MAKING NOISES THAT WE USUALLY HEAR AT NIGHT. BUT SEEING THE ECLIPSE MUST BE DONE SAFELY. ONE WAY IS WITH SPECIAL GLASSES. THEY’RE DESIGNED SPECIFICALLY TO LOOK AT THE SUN, SO ACTUALLY WHEN YOU PUT THEM UP TO YOUR EYES, YOU WON’T BE ABLE TO SEE ANYTHING BUT THE SUN ITSELF. OR IF YOU’RE IN THE PATH OF TOTALITY, IT’S SAFE TO LOOK AT THE SUN’S CORONA WHILE IT’S COMPLETELY BLOCKED BY THE MOON. YOU CAN ALSO MAKE OR USE A PINHOLE PROJECTOR FOR A SOLAR ECLIPSE WON’T OCCUR OVER THE US AGAIN UNTIL 2044, AND A TOTAL ECLIPSE WON’T BE VISIBLE FROM BALTIMORE UNTIL MAY OF 2079. I’M JANI
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Total Solar Eclipse: When you can see it in Coastal Georgia, the Lowcountry, plus the next big event

The path of totality for the next total solar eclipse after 2024 will go directly through Savannah.

Above video: NASA previews what to look forward to with Great EclipseDownload the WJCL App for Weather Alerts: Google Play, AppleShare your photos and videos of the eclipse hereThe anticipation and excitement is slowly starting to build for the 2024 total solar eclipse.The path of totality will run from Texas to Indiana to New York and exit the U.S. after crossing Maine.The eclipse will be partial in southeast Georgia and the Lowcountry. That means you will need solar glasses to view them, but I highly recommend checking it out. Here are the details for the Savannah area. Viewing time will vary by only a few seconds to about a minute across our entire viewing area. April 8, 2024 Solar eclipse viewing times SavannahPartial eclipse begins 1:50pmMaximum eclipse (70%) 3:08pmPartial eclipse ends 4:23pmIf you are wondering if a total solar eclipse will occur in Savannah in the decades ahead the answer is yes. On March 30, 2052 the path of totality goes directly through Savannah! Here is a look all the way ahead to the total solar eclipse path for March 30, 2052. For the latest information and the area's certified most accurate forecast watch WJCL 22 News or check the free WJCL 22 News App. You can get weather updates anytime on social media...follow me on Twitter here or on Facebook here.Jeremy NelsonWJCL 22 Chief Meteorologist

Above video: NASA previews what to look forward to with Great Eclipse

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The anticipation and excitement is slowly starting to build for the 2024 total solar eclipse.

The path of totality will run from Texas to Indiana to New York and exit the U.S. after crossing Maine.

Total solar eclipse visible in 2024
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Solar eclipse 2023 & 2024. Map courtesy NASA

The eclipse will be partial in southeast Georgia and the Lowcountry. That means you will need solar glasses to view them, but I highly recommend checking it out. Here are the details for the Savannah area. Viewing time will vary by only a few seconds to about a minute across our entire viewing area.

April 8, 2024 Solar eclipse viewing times Savannah

  • Partial eclipse begins 1:50pm
  • Maximum eclipse (70%) 3:08pm
  • Partial eclipse ends 4:23pm

If you are wondering if a total solar eclipse will occur in Savannah in the decades ahead the answer is yes. On March 30, 2052 the path of totality goes directly through Savannah! Here is a look all the way ahead to the total solar eclipse path for March 30, 2052.

Total solar eclipse March 30, 2052
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Total solar eclipse path March 30, 2052

For the latest information and the area's certified most accurate forecast watch WJCL 22 News or check the free WJCL 22 News App. You can get weather updates anytime on social media...follow me on Twitter here or on Facebook here.

Jeremy Nelson

WJCL 22 Chief Meteorologist