​Will I See The Total Solar Eclipse In Doylestown?

DOYLESTOWN, PA — Excitement is building in Doylestown for the April 8 total solar eclipse. We’re not among some 32 million Americans living in the path of totality, but neither will we miss out on the celestial sensation.

In the United States, the path of totality extends from Texas to Maine, but each of the 48 continental states will see some of the solar eclipse, which occurs when the moon slips between our bright star and Earth. In Doylestown, the moon will cover about 89.5 percent of the sun at the peak of the eclipse, according to a NASA map that is searchable by ZIP code.

Here are the details:
Partial eclipse begins: 2:08 p.m.
Maximum: 3:24 p.m.
Partial ends: 4:35 p.m.

The eclipse will last 120 minutes and 27 seconds from beginning to end in Doylestown.

ECLIPSE EVENTS

• A Sun, Moon, and Earth event will be held at the Tyler Park Center for the Arts in Northampton Township on Sunday, April 7 beginning at 1 p.m. Participants will learn about the solar eclipse and how to safely view the event with science and art activities to help explain what happens during an eclipse and how to make your own pin-hole viewer to use during the eclipse. Click here for more information.
• Learn Not to Burn (Your Eyeballs): Solar Eclipse Pop-Up Table at Nockamixon Park. Stop by the park's marina on Saturday, March 30 from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. to pick up some eclipse info, make a pinhole viewer, look at sunspots through a solar telescope, and maybe even snag a pair of eclipse glasses (while supplies last). The park naturalist will be on hand to give everyone a rundown of what to expect for the big day, and answer any questions. No registration is required. Just stop by.
• The Franklin Institute in Philadelphia will host a free Solar Watch Party on the steps of the museum on Monday, April 8 from 1:30 to 5:30 p.m. Join the Institute for a free community-wide viewing party as the moon takes center stage to cast its shadow on the Earth! Safely observe the solar eclipse under its large solar filter tents, or through its specially equipped telescopes — or your own eclipse glasses. For more details, click here.

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The total solar eclipse starts in Mexico, entering the United States in Texas and traveling through Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine, as well as small parts of Tennessee and Michigan, before entering Canada in southern Ontario through Quebec, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and Cape Breton before exiting continental North America on the Atlantic coast of Newfoundland, Canada.

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