ECLIPSE STORIES: It’s one of those events that come on rare occasion that brings the nation together to enjoy one beautiful thing.
The solar eclipse of 2017 will cross the U.S. from coast to coast, with Americans taking to the outdoors to catch a glimpse of the phenomenon.
Here in rural Pennsylvania, we won’t see a total eclipse, but we’ll see a partial eclipse. The moon will cover roughly 75 percent of the sun at around 2:35 p.m.
We know many of you will be watching (while taking necessary safety precautions to protect your precious eyeballs!), and we want to share your experiences.
We will be working on a story this evening about it.
We’ll be collecting stories from our readers starting just after the eclipse until about 8 p.m. today, and our favorites will appear in a story in Tuesday’s edition.
Call us at 814-362-6531, email us at news@bradfordera.com or message us on Facebook if you want to tell us about your experience watching the eclipse.
If you want to see the full eclipse, NASA is offering coverage so you can see it from your living room.
The agency stated that “NASA Television will air it live from coast to coast from unique vantage points on the ground and from aircraft and spacecraft, including the International Space Station.
“Coverage will be featured during the live four-hour broadcast Eclipse Across America: Through the Eyes of NASA,” according to NASA.
A preview story hosted from Charleston, S.C., will begin at noon, followed by the main show at 1 p.m. that “will cover the path of totality the eclipse will take across the United States, from Oregon to South Carolina.”
If you don’t have NASA television, you can watch at https://www.nasa.gov/eclipselive; through social media including Facebook, Twitter, Twitch TV, Ustream and YouTube; or on the NASA app for iOS, Android, Amazon Fire and Fire TV or to Apple TV users.
The show will even be broadcast live in Times Square in New York City.
It’s still up in the air whether the weather will cooperate.
On Sunday night, the National Weather Service was calling for mostly sunny skies with a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mostly after 3 p.m.
