What's Up With The Sun?
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Monterey Public Library 625 Pacific Street, Monterey, California 93940
Join us in the library's community room to learn all about eclipses with NASA and SSI Ambassador Ron Provost! Attendees will receive a pair of solar eclipse viewing glasses to safely view the upcoming eclipses.
There are two upcoming special eclipses happening in 2023 and 2024. [Eclipse glasses are NOT regular sunglasses; regular sunglasses, no matter how dark, are not safe for viewing the Sun]
Saturday, October 14th - Annular Solar Eclipse
The annular solar eclipse begins in California at 9:18 am PDT with the speed of the Moon's shadow being 5585 mph. It leaves California at 9:22 am PDT and the Moon's shadow diminishes to 4169 mph. The maximum duration of annularity in California is 4 minutes and 39 seconds.
Monday, April 8th - Total Solar Eclipse "Great North American Eclipse"
The total solar eclipse traces a narrow path of totality across 13 U.S. states. It will be most visible in our area at 11:13 am PDT.
When discussing eclipses, astronomy and space there are so many acronyms, what do they mean?
NSTA = National Science Teachers Association
SSI = Space Science Institute
NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration
ASP = Astronomical Society of the Pacific
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