The 2024 solar eclipse is in the skies above Chicago today, with a total eclipse to be visible in parts of Illinois and Indiana. Thousands of people gathered in Carbondale and Indianapolis to witness the rare phenomenon. Viewing locations across Illinois and Indiana had been preparing for days.
The 2024 solar eclipse is in the skies above Chicago today, with a total eclipse to be visible in parts of Illinois and Indiana .
A total eclipse occurred in downstate Carbondale, and thousands of people traveled there to see the show.Then, a half-hour later at 1:59 p.m., Carbondale experienced a total solar eclipse. That lasted around four minutes and 10 seconds.The crowd erupted as Carbondale experienced a total solar eclipse Monday.The temperature dropped, winds picked up and the color of the world changed to an eerie hue.
The Federal Aviation Administration issued a ground stop Monday morning at Southern Illinois airport due to the high volume of plane traffic. Amtrak spokesman Marc Magliari said the train could've been 20 cars long and it still would've sold out. A team from the Adler Planetarium in Chicago was in Carbondale to emcee a watch party at Southern Illinois University's Saluki Stadium.
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