Solar Eclipse: Saturday, October 14, 2023
Early morning West Coast, midday East Coast:
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- San Diego: begins 8:09am PDT, maxes 9:26am, ends 10:52am
- Orlando: begins 11:52am EDT, maxes 1:26pm, ends 3:02pm
- check your city at: https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/annular-solar-eclipse.html
Unless you live along a path between Eugene, Oregon and Austin, TX, the October 14, 2023 eclipse will be a fairly common, decent partial eclipse.
It is still definitely worth a look, especially the closer you are to that path. San Diego gets the worst coverage west of the diagonal path - about 67% coverage - Florida gets 55%. The diagonal passing through Chicago gets 40%, New York 20%
Note: Never look at the sun without proper eye protection. If you're using unprotected binoculars or telescopes you will experience INSTANT permanent eye damage.
Eye protection information is here: Looking at the Sun - Precautions
- Note that amazon will deliver Eclipse Glasses very quickly (overnight in many cases) for a couple dollars / pair.
There's nothing like a Total Solar Eclipse, but a Partial is still worth seeing. What's the visceral/emotional difference? The Eclipse Experience - Partial vs Total
Here's the max in San Diego:
Note that eclipses are rare, but observing the sun - safely - can be an everyday activity. The sun actually has visible "weather" that changes from day to day. Solar!