So, in six years, it’s going to get two total eclipses, which is pretty awesome.”Īccording to Morehead’s calculations, the eclipse that occurs in 2024 will come up from the south from Mexico and continue north. “But other places on earth, like for instance Carbondale, Illinois, is actually in the path for this eclipse, and for the next one that’s going to be viewable in the United States in 2024. And that’s on average - some places on earth haven’t seen one for 1,500 years,” Morehead said. But for any one place on earth it only happens on average about once in each 300 years. “It happens somewhere on the earth about every 18 months or so. ![]() There is no provision for non-discrimination on the part of the sun: In Oregon, part of a 70-mile-wide swath, the eclipse will be total. ![]() The solar phenomenon that is being called the Great American Eclipse because it can be seen across all of the nation’s contiguous states, will begin in Lubbock at 11:30 a.m., reach a 72 percent peak at 12:57 p.m., and conclude at 2:26 p.m. This has been marked on my calendar for decades now,” he said in a phone interview. “I’ve been waiting for this my whole life. ![]() Robert Morehead, Texas Tech instructor and director of the Preston Gott Observatory, is in Oregon to experience an eclipse of the sun that he’s been waiting a virtual lifetime to see.
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