Alabama: Here’s where you can see the partial solar eclipse

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April 8, 2024

Alabamians, weather permitting, will likely get a chance between 12:45 and 3 p.m. today to view a partial solar eclipse.

While not in the path of totality some viewers in the state will still see 78 to 92% coverage. States that are in the path of totality, meaning the sun is fully obscured by the moon, include: Texas, Arkansas, Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio, and New York.

TODAY'S SOLAR ECLIPSE: The path of totality is north and west of Alabama; here it will be a partial eclipse. A few notes…

*For Alabama, it will begin around 12:45, peaking at 2:00. The eclipse is over around 3:15

*Clouds will be thin enough over much of Alabama to see it,… pic.twitter.com/PK7inNYVxy

— James Spann (@spann) April 8, 2024

You can stream the #eclipse, as well as other NASA videos, on @DailyMotion: https://t.co/wE0nYYL2gF

— NASA (@NASA) April 7, 2024

The last major eclipse in the state occurred in August 2017. During that particular eclipse viewers in Huntsville observed 97% coverage. In central Alabama, viewers saw around 90% coverage while in Mobile 80% coverage was reported.

It will be another 20 years before another total solar eclipse occurs in the United States.

Austen Shipley is a staff writer for Yellowhammer News.

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