With their eyes turned to the sky, astronomers as well as millions of residents and travelers in the USA will eagerly await tomorrow’s total solar eclipse, which is expected to be visible in 15 American states.
The phenomenon, which can be safely observed with the appropriate glasses, is a beam of light at the edge of the eclipse, often referred to as the “diamond ring phenomenon.”
Approximately 32 million people reside along the path where the total darkness will occur, where the solar eclipse will be visible, according to NASA officials.
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The American space agency has scheduled live coverage of the eclipse starting at 8 p.m. Greek time and for three hours from locations across the USA.
Live coverage will be provided on their website (www.nasa.gov/nasatv) with commentary and on their YouTube page.
Professional and amateur astronomer groups, astrophotographers, and eclipse chasers from around the world, including Greece, are traveling to the USA and Mexico to observe and study the impressive astronomical phenomenon.
As the Moon begins to cover or uncover the Sun, viewers may be able to see this “interesting phenomenon,” noted Dr. Bill Blair, an astrophysicist at Johns Hopkins University, in an interview with the American network Fox News.
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The eclipse will start from the Pacific, pass through Mexico, and then traverse Texas in a northeast direction through 15 states before heading over Canada and the North Atlantic.
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Many hotels have been fully booked for months, with hotel prices skyrocketing. In the few remaining available rooms, where the usual cost per night is $150, prices have surged between $600 and $700.
Meanwhile, due to the rare celestial event, demand for special protective glasses has increased sharply.
To witness the Moon passing between the Earth and the Sun, covering the latter, one must have the appropriate eye protection.
Indeed, the company manufacturing the special glasses speaks of “an event that can be likened to 30 Super Bowls.”
The CEO of the company, John Gerrit, estimates that the company will sell 75 million pairs, while in the corresponding eclipse of 2017, 45 million were sold.
The risk of solar retinopathy increases if someone looks directly at the Sun during an eclipse without proper eye protection, warn ophthalmologists.
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It is noted that the next total solar eclipse, in 2026, will be visible in the northern regions of Greenland, Iceland, and Spain.
North America will not experience another total eclipse before 2033.
Furthermore, there will be no other visible eclipse in the USA covering such a large distance as tomorrow’s until 2045.
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