Come Monday, millions of people will be looking up to the sky to witness a total solar eclipse and as one of the states in the path of totality, Illinois preparations for the phenomenon are in the home stretch.
From Chicago's 94% totality to Carbondale's total eclipse of the sun, preparations for Monday's celestial phenomenon are fully underway.You will only see a true total solar eclipse in southern Illinois, where the largest city in the path of totality is Carbondale.The eclipse begins around 12:43 p.m. Central Time. In Carbondale, about 50% of the sun will be covered by about 1:27 p.m., then half an hour later the big show will begin at 1:59 p.m.
"We'll be doing a big eclipse event here at the planetarium, a free outdoor event called Eclipse Encounter," said Hunter Miller, public observing educator at the Adler. "You'll be able to look at some projections of the solar eclipse through telescopes. We'll be handing out a limited supply of solar viewers to make sure you can safely look at the eclipse."
Slap on your solar eclipse glasses and head up to the top of the Wlilis Tower as the Chicago Tilt will welcome viewers for Monday's celestial phenomenon.Solar eclipse glasses: Wear them the entire eclipse, don't take them off! The only time it is considered safe to look directly at the sun is during the brief total phase of the eclipse, when coverage is at 100%, which in Southern Illinois will last just a bit more than four minutes.
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