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Total Solar Eclipse, April 8, 2024
Viewing Guide to the Total Solar Eclipse on April 8, 2024
NORTHEAST KINGDOM – “On April 8, at 2:14 p.m., a partial solar eclipse will begin, and at 3:26 p.m., a total eclipse will darken Vermont’s daytime sky, lasting about three minutes. The phenomenon will continue as a partial eclipse until 4:37 p.m.,” says a Vermont State website that continues, “Vermont[Read More…]
Visions of Totality: Area Artists Share Eclipse Perspectives
GREENSBORO – While other publications and media outlets are bringing you science to explain the total eclipse of the sun on April 8, the Gazette is choosing to share the perspective of artists living in the towns we cover. These works, at Greensboro’s Highland Center for the Arts, are a[Read More…]
American Astronomical Society Warns of Counterfeit and Fake Eclipse Glasses
WASHINGTON, D.C. — With the April 8 North American total solar eclipse almost upon us, counterfeit and fake eclipse glasses are appearing in the marketplace. As recently as March 11, the American Astronomical Society (AAS) Solar Eclipse Task Force hadn’t seen evidence that any solar viewers being sold for the[Read More…]
A Vermonter’s Dozen Tips for Visiting Eclipse Viewers
by Plainfield Emergency Management and Hazard Mitigation as posted to Plainfield People Please share this with folks heading this way. Folks, please come prepared, including with warm clothing and sturdy, waterproof boots. We truly want you to have a safe, enjoyable time here. Here’s more. . . 1. Getting around[Read More…]
Roads Closed in Woodbury and Cabot
WOODBURY/CABOT – The Towns of Woodbury and Cabot will be closing the roads that access Nichols Ledge: Coits Pond Road in Cabot and Nichols Pond Road in Woodbury, maybe also the Hardwick end, for next Monday. Most locals know that the ledge is closed in spring/early summer to protect the nesting[Read More…]
Weekend Total Eclipse Festival April 5-7
WESTMORE – There will be a Weekend Total Eclipse Festival on April 5, 6, and 7, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Westmore Fellowship Hall, 27 Hinton Hill Road. Join Astronomer, Bill Vinton of the Northeast Kingdom Astronomy Foundation Saturday from noon to 2 p.m. for a Galileoscope[Read More…]
OSSU Schools Will Close April 8 for Eclipse
David Baker, superintendent of schools of the Orleans Southwest Supervisory Union (OSSU), has released this advisory to OSSU staff, parents and caregivers: “As you are aware, we had planned an early release day on Monday, April 8, with the coming of the total eclipse. Recently, we have received information from[Read More…]
