Northwest Indiana residents will have two opportunities to view a partial solar eclipse in the next seven months. The second event, which will block out nearly all sunlight over the region in April, will be the last eclipse visible in North America until 2045.
On October 14, a solar eclipse will be visible in much of North, Central and South America. The moon’s orbit around the earth is elliptical, so the distance between the two bodies varies. Because the moon will pass between the earth and sun while further from the earth, the result will be an annular eclipse, with a ring of light visible around the moon’s shadow. The full annular eclipse will be visible in a corridor running from Oregon to Texas.
Anyone using using specially made eclipse viewers will see the sun appear to take on a crescent shape as the moon’s shadow blocks out a portion of it. The effect can also be viewed through a homemade pinhole projector or even some common household objects. Experts caution against viewing an eclipse without eye protection. NASA’s website warns that “viewing any part of the bright Sun through a camera lens, binoculars, or a telescope without a special-purpose solar filter secured over the front of the optics will instantly cause severe eye injury,”
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