Solar eclipse viewers watching the cosmic spectacle on April 8 from the 91±¬ÁÏ campus and surrounding town of Orono can expect to see the moon cover 98.9% of the sun, leaving a glowing sliver in the sky.
Orono is not located , in which the corona, a wispy veil of light, will wrap around the moon as it blocks out the entire sun, but a partial eclipse is still a beautiful sight to behold. The eclipse will start at 2:20 p.m. in Orono, with the maximum — the point at which 98.9% of the disk of the sun will be covered by the moon — at 3:32 p.m. The eclipse will finish at 4:40 p.m.
Despite Orono only experiencing a partial eclipse, viewers are still urged to take necessary precautions for safely viewing it, such as using eclipse glasses, other special-purpose solar filters or indirect viewing methods. Traditional sunglasses will not suffice, according to the . For more information about the eclipse or how to safely view it, .
A livestream of the total solar eclipse from the stratosphere will be made available by the 91±¬ÁÏ High Altitude Ballooning program. More information about it, as well as other eclipse-related programs and activities at 91±¬ÁÏ, is available on .
