Colorado is not within the path of totality, however individuals right here can nonetheless catch a glimpse of the partial eclipse.
DENVER — We are actually one week away from the overall photo voltaic eclipse.
Whereas Colorado is not within the path of totality, individuals right here can nonetheless catch a glimpse of the partial eclipse because it crosses the skies Monday afternoon.
“If you’re proper beneath that principal shadow, that’s the place totality happens,” Ron Hranac with the Denver Astronomical Society stated. “Within the Denver space, we will get about 65% obscuration at most.”
Colorado will see a partial photo voltaic eclipse, roughly between 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m., with a max partial eclipse round 12:40 p.m.
Whereas Denver is not entrance and heart for totality, Hranac stated individuals right here can nonetheless catch an astronomical view.
“If individuals can get to the trail of totality, do it. If you cannot, effectively, you’ll be able to nonetheless get pleasure from at the very least a partial photo voltaic eclipse,” Hranac stated.
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When you’re planning on stepping exterior Monday afternoon to get a gander, you’ve got gotta do it proper.
“Earlier than they exit, they need to plan on taking issues like a wide-brimmed hat, lather up with sunscreen and remember the lip balm as a result of lips can get sunburned as effectively,” Hranac stated.
Able to stare on the solar? Ensure you pop on ISO-certified eclipse glasses.
“So that you fold them up like common sun shades. And by the best way, do not use common sun shades,” Hranac stated. “That isn’t adequate. So put these on once you’re not trying on the solar. Then search for on the solar.”
Or use a telescope. However be certain that your scope is filtered earlier than you are taking a peek.
“By no means, by no means look by an unfiltered telescope or unfiltered binoculars both with the bare eye and even with eclipse glasses,” Hranac stated. “You could keep in mind enjoying round at school with a magnifying glass and a chunk of paper. When you can think about with an unfiltered telescope, the solar’s picture is being magnified and all that power will likely be concentrated on the eyepiece and it’ll soften the eclipse glasses and trigger eye injury.”
No glasses? Hranac stated there are different methods to see the consequences of the eclipse. Even a spatula with holes may help.
“A spatula, it’s obtained a bunch of holes in it,” Hranac stated. “So that you simply maintain this dealing with the solar and take a look at the bottom, and you may see through the partial phases of the photo voltaic eclipse what appears to be like like crescent moons, and people are literally photographs of the crescent solar.”
When you’re artful, you’ll be able to construct your personal pinhole projector to soundly take a look at the solar through the eclipse.
When you miss your probability to search for this time round, the subsequent alternative for an out-of-this-world view will take a while to cross by Colorado.
“Sadly, the subsequent complete photo voltaic eclipse won’t be seen in the USA for about 20 years,” Hranac stated. “It is going to be seen in Colorado.”
Members of the Denver Astronomical Society will likely be out with their telescopes, binoculars and eclipse glasses Monday. The eclipse viewing get together runs from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Chamberlin Observatory on the College of Denver campus. It is free and open to the general public.
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