by Space.com has published a special magazine that guides you through all the information you need to see and safely enjoy the most exciting astronomical event of 2024: a total solar eclipse that will sweep across the United States on the 8 April. on sale now, and you can buy it here via Magazines Direct.
The appearance of the 2024 total solar eclipse will differ from the different regions where it is visible, but will be visible as a total eclipse in some states. Other areas outside the so-called “path of totality” will be able to see a partial solar eclipse.
All About Space Eclipses book magazine: $26.99
This special edition of All About Space is packed with information about solar eclipses, including the April 8, 2024 total solar eclipse that will cross much of North America. Inside you’ll find everything you ever wanted to know about these rare celestial alignments, visit the surface of the moon, explore the depths of the sun and meet pioneers who give their lives to further our understanding of the stars.
One feature in the magazine, called the “2024 and Beyond” section, explains what different states in the US will experience, how much of the moon it will cover the solar disk from everywhere, and at what time you can expect it the sun which darkens depending on your location.
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Addressing the next thing any young eclipse watcher needs to know, another article in the “2024 and beyond” section explains what kind of equipment eclipse watchers can use to view the event see safely. These pieces of kit run from relatively inexpensive solar projector kits, priced at $23, and Solar Eclipse Glasses, priced at $3.80, to more expensive Solar Telescopes that come in at $1,083 — representing all levels of interest and desired investment. Additionally, for those who don’t want to make a financial investment, Space.com provides details on how to adapt an existing telescope for safe lunar and solar observations.
As the buzz around this to come solar eclipse indicate that these astronomical events are major milestones in human history. How different cultures have explained and accounted for such eclipses is outlined in the “Shadow of History” section of the Space.com special.
Of course, the main actors of the eclipse are the moon and the sun, so no good eclipse special would neglect to include stories loaded with details about the most important celestial bodies in our skies. Space.com always goes above and beyond, so the special also features articles about some of the different ways the sun, the World, and can align the moon to create different types of eclipses; it also details some of the strange orbiting moons Solar system planets other than Earth.
Read on for a look at some of the other features in the Space.com special.
15 Facts You Never Knew About Eclipses
We can’t give them all away here, but a Space.com special lays out some amazing facts about eclipses, what causes them, how they progress and what the benefits can be for astronomers. trying to see things normally invisible during the dark skies. day.
How the Solar Eclipse affects Mother Nature
Humans are not the only species that will experience the darkening of the sun during the eclipse, and other life forms on earth are much more sensitive to their environments and surroundings. With the sun playing an important role in regulating the life cycles of plants and animals, Tia Ghose looks at some of the natural phenomena that may occur during the eclipse, such as flowers spontaneously closing their petals and thousands of salmon laundry ashore.
How Does Mallowstone Explain the Eclipse?
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Not everyone accepts that the Earth is a sphere revolving around the sun with its own orbital sphere, the moon. Hanneke Weitering goes down the rabbit hole to enter the world of skeptics and “global deniers” to explore how people who do not accept the scientific facts surrounding our planet and its place in the wider picture the eclipse. system.
Who knows, if you get your friend a copy of the Space.com Eclipse 2024 special, you might just be the one to change their mind!
All About Space Eclipses Booklet: $26.99
This special edition of All About Space is packed with information about solar eclipses, including the April 8, 2024 total solar eclipse that will cross much of North America. Inside you’ll find everything you ever wanted to know about these rare celestial alignments, visit the surface of the moon, explore the depths of the sun and meet pioneers who give their lives to further our understanding of the stars.
