WATCH FOX 13 HERE: TAMPA, Fla. – Millions of Americans looked to the skies on Monday for a total solar eclipse in many parts of the country, and Tampa Bay residents saw part of the rare event. Several solar eclipse viewing events planned in Bay Area FOX 13 Meteorologist Dave Osterberg previewed the total eclipse
“We will see part of the eclipse. We’re not in the path of totality. So the moon will not cover the sun completely from the Bay area,” Wilson said. “We will get to see the moon passing partially in front of the sun.” For Carolyn Whittle, who is 79 and lives in Oakland, she felt
Eclipse watchers are warned not to look at the sun at any time without eye protection or risk permanent eye damage. Use certified solar viewing glasses or eclipse glasses and avoid buying on Amazon or other third-party sites. Or use the old standby from elementary school, a pinhole camera projected on a surface. The path
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(KRON) – A total solar eclipse will occur on Monday and the Bay Area has many locations for viewing. The eclipse is set to occur around 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. According to NASA, a solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby obscuring the view of the Sun from
SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — Millions of Americans in 13 states experienced a total eclipse on Monday. Here in the Bay Area, we saw a partial 34% eclipse, but excitement was still high. There were viewing events across the Bay Area for people who wanted to experience it with others. San Francisco The Exploratorium in San
Bay Area residents got to see a partial solar eclipse with the help of clear skies Monday, even though the region was outside the path of totality. Others in the country’s midsection experienced a rare total solar eclipse. A 115-mile wide path of totality, when the sun’s disc was completely covered by the moon, spanned
More than 1,000 people gathered at the Exploratorium in San Francisco on Monday morning to get special viewing glasses and watch the partial solar eclipse from the rooftops and plazas. In the Bay Area, weather was clear and residents were able to see about one-third of the sun blocked by the moon. The eclipse began
There was almost no better place to look to the skies and take in the solar eclipse in the Bay Area on Monday than San Francisco’s Exploratorium. Although some chose to gather at other locations, like Oakland’s Chabot Space & Science Center or San Francisco State University’s student-run observatory, the weather conditions and setting along
TAMPA – While parts of the U.S. will see a total eclipse next Monday, experts say the Tampa Bay Area will see it at about 60%. That has several popular places for visitors planning viewing events. Kevin MacKay, an astronomy professor at USF, says you’ll see a crescent shape if you have solar eclipse glasses or