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Eclipse!

This guide includes curated resources in our collection about scientific, historical, social, and cultural aspects of eclipses. Check out the tab for safe viewing as well in preparation for April 8, 2024!

Path of Totality

What's the Path of Totality? According to NASA...

A total solar eclipse happens when the Moon passes between the Sun and Earth, completely blocking the face of the Sun. People viewing the eclipse from locations where the Moon’s shadow completely covers the Sun – known as the path of totality – will experience a total solar eclipse. The sky will darken, as if it were dawn or dusk. Weather permitting, people along the path of totality will see the Sun’s corona, or outer atmosphere, which is usually obscured by the bright face of the Sun.

In Burlington, Vermont, which is in the Path of Totality, the partial eclipse begins at 2:14 pm EDT. Totality begins at 3:26 pm with the maximum at 3:27 pm, and ending at 3:29 pm. The partial eclipse ends at 4:37 pm. 

Given our proximity to the Path of Totality, we can use these times for Burlington as a close proxy. We will not experience the total eclipse, like Burlington will, but we will have over 95% coverage according to NASA's map. Check out NASA's Where and When resource for more timing and coverage information, as well as the video on how to use their map.