On April 8, 2024, a total solar eclipse will cross the North American continent, passing Mexico, the United States, and Canada. The eclipse will be unique, as over 31 million people live inside the path of totality and over half of the US population lives within 250 miles of it. Because this will be a total eclipse, at peak the Sun will be completely blocked (aside from the corona) and the sky will darken as if it were late dusk or early dawn. Major cities within the path of totality include: San Antonio, Austin, Dallas, Little Rock, Indianapolis, Buffalo, Niagara Falls, Montreal, and our own Cleveland.

Important Times (Cleveland area)

• The partial eclipse begins at 1:59 pm EDT;
• The total eclipse begins at 3:13 pm EDT and lasts for 3 minutes and 50 seconds with the peak at 3:15 pm;
• The partial eclipse ends at 4:28 pm EDT.

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On Campus Observation Site in collaboration with SPS Zone 7

Monday, April 8th (tentative schedule below - details will be updated as we get closer to the event)

• 11:00 - 11:30 am, Science Research Atrium
  Coffee & Tea with CSU Students, Alumni, Faculty, and SPS students
• 11:30 am - 12:20 pm, Science Research, Room 151
  Presentation: Dr. Joseph Glaser (Scientific Computing Specialist, NANOGrav, West Virginia University). Dr. Glaser will talk about the eclipse and the work of radio astronomers at the Geauga County Observatory Park.
• 12:20 - 1:00pm,Science Research Atrium
  Pizza lunch break
• 1:00 - 1:50 pm, Science Research, Room 151
  Presentation: Dr. Thijs Heus (Associate Professor of Physics, Cleveland State University). Dr. Heus will talk about the weather and the eclipse
• 2:00 - 4:30 pm, Front of Science Research
  Weather permitting, eclipse observation will occur outside (Telescope tent, Radio Observation tent).  Eclipse live feeds from NASA [SR 152] and SPS [SR 151] are available inside in case of inclement weather.

During all these events, we will provide our Physics—CSU branded eclipse observation glasses (while supplies last).