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NASA will livestream the eclipse across multiple platforms. Credit: NASA
The best place to watch, of course, is within the totality band. But for those who dont live in or cant get to one of the places the eclipse crosses, heres how to watch the solar eclipse online April 8.
Thats when the greatest 4 minutes and 28 seconds in astronomy begins. Thats the maximum duration of totality anywhere along the path of the total solar eclipse (see the map of totality below).
NASA will live stream the 2024 eclipse on its site and across multiple platforms. Heres the livestream from YouTube:
NASA has a comprehensive list here of NASA hosted, and affiliated events connected to the April 8 eclipse.
You can also watch the livestream from Time and Date on YouTube:
Want to know more? Astronomys Michael Bakich is an expert who has written extensively about eclipses. He has the gift of explaining complex things simply and you can read his articles here:
Here is a guide to totality in the United States. Its used with permission from timeanddate.com. You canclick or tap here to open it in another tab.
Read more from the original source:
How to watch the solar eclipse online - Astronomy Magazine
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