How to safely observe the 2024 total solar eclipse, according to UF astronomy professors
North America will experience its second total solar eclipse in seven years today, April 8 — a captivating event that won’t happen again for another two decades. This unique spectacle will sweep across a vast path of totality, starting in Mexico, traveling over the United States from Texas to Maine, and ending on the eastern coast of Canada.
Read on to learn how observers in the Gainesville community and beyond can safely view this rare celestial phenomenon.