August 19th, 2017
What you can see from Bucknell
This eclipse conveniently cuts across the continental US and a partial eclipse will be visible from every state. You can use this interactive map http://xjubier.free.fr/en/site_pages/solar_eclipses/TSE_2017_GoogleMapFull.html to find out what people in your hometown will see. What will you see from campus? At 1:15 on the first day of classes, the partial eclipse will start. You probably won’t notice much at first because the photosphere is so bright, but by 2:40, about 75% of the sun will be covered by the moon. This is the maximum amount you will see in Lewisburg, and the partial eclipse will completely end by 4pm. […]