How to Watch Upcoming
Total Solar Eclipse with NASA from Anywhere
MAR 29, 2024 MEDIA ADVISORY M24-047
The April 8, 2024, solar eclipse will be visible in the entire contiguous United States, weather permitting. People along the path of totality
stretching from Texas to Maine will have the chance to see a total solar eclipse; outside this path, a partial solar eclipse will be visible. Credits: NASA
On Monday, April 8, most of North America will have the chance to see the Moon pass in front of the Sun during a solar eclipse. NASA is inviting the public to participate with in-person
events, opportunities to do NASA science, and multiple ways to
watch online.
Millions of people along the path of totality – which stretches from Texas to Maine in the United States – will see a total solar eclipse, when the Moon completely covers the Sun. Outside
the path of totality, people across the contiguous United States will have a chance to see a partial solar eclipse, when the Moon covers part of the Sun. Learn how to safely
view this celestial event.
Watch Through Eyes of NASA
NASA will host live coverage of the eclipse starting at 1 p.m. EDT. The agency’s eclipse coverage will include live views of the eclipse from across North America, special appearances
by NASA experts, astronauts aboard the space station, and an inside look at NASA’s eclipse science experiments and watch parties across the country. NASA’s broadcast will last three hours, and features live locations from across the nation including the agency’s
only center in the path of totality, NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Ohio, as well as:
The NASA broadcast will stream on NASA+, air on NASA
TV, and the agency’s website. Learn how to stream NASA TV through a variety of
platforms including social media and the agency’s app.
NASA also will host a watch party of the eclipse in Spanish starting at 1:30 p.m. on YouTube.
NASA will provide a no-commentary, telescope-only feed of the eclipse on NASA Television’s media channel and YouTube,
starting at 1 p.m. and running for three hours. The telescope feed will incorporate views from multiple locations, and will be switched based on weather, the eclipse’s progress, and feed availability. Locations may include:
NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia will provide a commentated livestream of three sounding rocket launches for the Atmospheric
Perturbations around Eclipse Path mission. The livestream will begin at 2:30 p.m. on NASA
Wallops’ YouTube channel and conclude after the last of the three sounding rocket launches.
NASA’s interactive Eclipse Explorer Map will allow users to track the total solar eclipse in real
time on April 8 as it moves across North America. Use the tool ahead of time to search by zip code or city for eclipse timing, get real-time weather updates, percent of eclipse coverage, and even a corona prediction for locations in the path of totality.
Media Resources
Media resources are available on NASA’s eclipse website. To request a remote or in-person
eclipse interview with NASA, please contact agency-eclipsemedia@mail.nasa.gov.
Details about in-person eclipse events and registration
requirements for media are available online.
NASA eclipse photos will be shared on the Flickr account.
To learn more about the total solar eclipse, visit:
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