Solar eclipse 2024: What to know, how to prepare
AccuWeather astronomy expert Brian Lada goes over the key things to know about the upcoming total solar eclipse that will darken the skies over the United States from Texas to Maine on April 8.
The path of totality for the April 8 total solar eclipse crosses through only a small part of Michigan. The path includes Michigan’s most southeastern corner and hits places like Luna Pier or Erie Township.
If you won’t be able to travel to see the eclipse or go outside when the celestial event happens in those areas, Michiganders will get another chance in 75 years, according to NASA.
The next total solar eclipse that’ll be visible in the United States is Aug. 23, 2044. The path of totality will cross through much of Canada and south into Montana and North Dakota.
After that, another total solar eclipse will cross through the United States on Aug. 12, 2045, with the path of totality passing through California, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia and Florida.
The next total solar eclipse that will be visible in Michigan is Sept. 14, 2099, when the path of totality crosses the southwest Lower Peninsula. Prime viewing areas will include Benton Harbor, South Haven, Holland and Grand Rapids, according to Time and Date AS.
And Michigan will be in the path again in 2106 when the path of totality includes the Upper Peninsula. Here’s a look at some of the upcoming total solar eclipses that will be visible in Michigan.
- April 8, 2024: Small sliver of southeast Michigan
- Sept. 14, 2099: Southwest Michigan
- May 3, 2106: Upper Peninsula
- Oct. 26, 2144: Northern Michigan, Upper Peninsula
- July 17, 2205: Mid-Michigan
- May 26, 2245: Western Upper Peninsula
- June 6, 2263: Northern and mid-Michigan, Upper Peninsula
- Feb. 25, 2343: Lower Peninsula
- Sept. 12, 2444: Lower Peninsula, western Upper Peninsula
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