¡DEDICADOS A LA OBSERVACIÓN SEGURA DEL ECLIPSE SOLAR TOTAL DEL 8 DE ABRIL DEL 2024!

hasta el DÍA DEL ECLIPSE!
 
 
Otro ECLIPSE TOTAL
viene a
América del Norte!

¡Es el Gran Eclipse Norteamericano!
...¡Y queremos que todos lo vean!
 
Su uso de este sitio depende de la comprensión y el acuerdo que usted ha leído este enlace, usted está de acuerdo con su contenido, y deberá cumplir con todas las reglas del sentido común y bien establecido protocolos de seguridad ocular al observar cualquier fenómeno solar.
 
Últimas Noticias:
What if it’s cloudy on eclipse day? – Eclipse 2024 blog

Eclipse Blog

The world is coming to North America to see an eclipse!

What if it’s cloudy on eclipse day?


Eclipse chasers don’t like to use the C-word, but they do have to consider the possibility, of course. If it’s cloudy, you won’t see what you will see if it’s clear – simple as that.

You can check the eclipse weather on our site, of course.

For those in the path:

If the sky is completely overcast, it will get VERY dark – pitch black, in fact, to the point where it will be impossible to walk around.

If there are broken or scattered clouds, then you will have to hope that the Sun is not behind one of them at the time of totality.  If you can re-position yourself to a spot where the Sun will be in the clear during totality (this is the REAL “eclipse chasing”!), then you will be able to see the Diamond Ring, the corona, and all the cool effects that present during totality – through that hole in the clouds.

If the Sun is behind a cloud during totality, you will still experience the temperature drop, and the sunset glow on the horizon – but this is not how you want to see a total eclipse!  You will miss seeing the beautiful corona!

What veteran eclipse chasers do is to plan for a viewing location that historically has given signs of having as few clouds as possible on eclipse day.  Then, we watch the weather intently the day and evening before eclipse day, and prepare to use our backup travel plans if necessary to avoid any clouds that might threaten our view.  We’re still very much subject to the whims of weather, and so mobility on eclipse day is very important.

It’s not unusual for die-hard eclipse chasers to keep airplanes on standby, in case they have to make a last-minute run for it to escape clouds! With mobility as easy as it is in North America, though, we should be able to look at forecasts a day or two before, and move accordingly to try and get into a path location that promises to be cloud-free.

Remember that most eclipse chasers think nothing of going into the remotest parts of the world – a little diversion such as having to relocate to Texas from New York is NOTHING compared to the wonder of seeing a total eclipse! Again, after you see it, you will understand why.

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *