My Plans for the 2024 Solar Eclipse🔗︎
This post is mostly a collection of my notes from here with a little more context throughout.
If you haven't heard, there's going to be a Total Solar Eclipse across North America on April 8th Get Hyped! 🌑
I live near Cleveland, smack dab in the middle of totality. (yay!) There are many parks, and a massive lake to view the Eclipse from. There are also groups putting on events like the Great Lakes Science Center, and the Cuyahoga Astronomical Association.
CAA members will bring telescopes, including solar telescopes.
What a generous gesture!
Gear for Eclipse Day🔗︎
Glasses🔗︎
You must have glasses that are ISO 12312-2 certified. Buy them now, the price won't go down. Here are two options:
Apps🔗︎
There are two apps available for free, with an in-app purchase for a guided tour / push notifications for the 2024 eclipse.
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Solar Eclipse Timer is the defacto standard for Solar Eclipse Apps.
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The Eclipse App from The Planetary Society
Experiments🔗︎
To Bring:
- A white sheet, lay it on the ground to view Shadow Bands
- A colander or hand held cheese grater for Pinhole Projection
- High contrast green/red boards for Purkinje Effect
Helpful Resources🔗︎
Videos🔗︎
- Smarter Every Day What you need to know
- Jeff Geerling How to shoot the eclipse 📷 (see below)
- NASA Official Broadcast on eclipse day
Links🔗︎
- Interactive google map
- Smarter Every Day - Eclipse
- Smarter Every Day Checklist
- NASA 2024 Total Eclipse
- 10 Rookie Mistakes
Locations🔗︎
Ohio likely has the most people in totality outside of Texas.
- If you're in Youngstown, drive 5 miles North
- If you're in Canton, drive 5 miles North
- If you're in Columbus, drive 10 miles North
- If you're in Cincinnati, drive 15 miles North
Potential Viewing Locations🔗︎
Sharon Nature Preserve🔗︎
6734 State Road
Sharon Township, OH
134 acre property with open hay fields, and a wildflower meadow
Silver Creek Disc Golf Course🔗︎
4579 Medina Line Rd.
Norton, OH 44203
The Disc Golf Course is an open field. Another option would be the fields south of the pheasant run trail.
Maps🔗︎
Path over Ohio
Path over US
