4-08-2024 12:08am

Solar Eclipse Monday Peaks at 12:38

Chris Edwards Editor

The total phase of this solar eclipse is not visible in Alamogordo, but it can be observed here as a partial solar eclipse. The Moon covers a large portion of the Sun, so this is a spectacular sight.

Timings for the beginning & end of partial eclipse and maximum eclipse are accurate to within a few seconds. This calculation uses a Delta T value of 69.2 seconds.
Timings for other events are approximate—they are included here as a rough guide to features that might be observable.

Time	Event
	11:12:25 Mon, Apr 8	Partial eclipse begins The moment the edge of the Moon touches the edge of the Sun is called first contact.
	11:13* Mon, Apr 8	Moon bites Sun Using eclipse glasses, the eclipse starts to become visible to the eye.
	11:35* Mon, Apr 8	Obscuration around 20% One-fifth of the area of the Sun’s disk is covered by the Moon.
	11:42* Mon, Apr 8	Temperature changes As the Moon covers the Sun, the amount of solar energy decreases.
	11:50* Mon, Apr 8	Sharp & blurry shadows Shadow edges that are aligned with the Sun’s narrowing crescent become sharper.
	11:59* Mon, Apr 8	Brightness of sky As the eclipse progresses, the sky starts to become noticeably darker.
	12:08* Mon, Apr 8	Temperature, humidity & wind Conditions continue to change as the amount of solar energy decreases.
	12:19* Mon, Apr 8	Light levels & colors Surroundings start to darken, while colors start to turn grayish.
	12:28:18 Mon, Apr 8	Maximum eclipse The deepest point of the eclipse, with the Sun at its most hidden.
	12:48* Mon, Apr 8	Light levels & temperature The conditions of the sky and surroundings are returning to normal.
	13:22* Mon, Apr 8	Obscuration around 20% One-fifth of the area of the Sun’s disk is covered by the Moon.
	13:46:47 Mon, Apr 8	Partial eclipse ends The edge of the Moon leaves the edge of the Sun.

Time

Event

11:12:25

Mon, Apr 8

Partial eclipse begins

The moment the edge of the Moon touches the edge of the Sun is called first contact.

11:13*

Mon, Apr 8

Moon bites Sun

Using eclipse glasses, the eclipse starts to become visible to the eye.

11:35*

Mon, Apr 8

Obscuration around 20%

One-fifth of the area of the Sun’s disk is covered by the Moon.

11:42*

Mon, Apr 8

Temperature changes

As the Moon covers the Sun, the amount of solar energy decreases.

11:50*

Mon, Apr 8

Sharp & blurry shadows

Shadow edges that are aligned with the Sun’s narrowing crescent become sharper.

11:59*

Mon, Apr 8

Brightness of sky

As the eclipse progresses, the sky starts to become noticeably darker.

12:08*

Mon, Apr 8

Temperature, humidity & wind

Conditions continue to change as the amount of solar energy decreases.

12:19*

Mon, Apr 8

Light levels & colors

Surroundings start to darken, while colors start to turn grayish.

12:28:18

Mon, Apr 8

Maximum eclipse

The deepest point of the eclipse, with the Sun at its most hidden.

12:48*

Mon, Apr 8

Light levels & temperature

The conditions of the sky and surroundings are returning to normal.

13:22*

Mon, Apr 8

Obscuration around 20%

One-fifth of the area of the Sun’s disk is covered by the Moon.

13:46:47

Mon, Apr 8

Partial eclipse ends

The edge of the Moon leaves the edge of the Sun.

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4-26-2024 2:19pm

Thank you Chris for telling it like it is: They're two poseurs who've never had a job except for their wolf in sheeps clothing public gigs. Time for Melton and Block to pack it in and find another town of suckers to bamboozle.

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