Muscat: The total solar eclipse of 2024 will occur on Monday, and will be visible across a 185-kilometer stretch between Mexico, the US, and Canada.
As per Oman time, the total solar eclipse will begin at 7:40 pm on April 8, totality will start at 8:38 pm, and will end on April 9, 2024, at 12:48 am.
The eclipse can be seen online via NASA's live stream from 9 pm until 12 am.
NASA will also be sharing conversations with experts and providing telescope views of the eclipse from several sites along the eclipse path.
The whole event will take about two and a half hours, but totality will only last about four minutes. As per NASA, the peak spectacle is expected to last for up to 4 minutes and 27 seconds in the path of total darkness.
The Sun's surface is so bright that if you stare at any portion of it, no matter how small, it produces enough light to damage individual retinal cells.
Skygazers across the world have been advised to wear protective eyewear, such as licensed eclipse glasses, during its partial phases. Failure to do so can burn your eye's retinas and cause permanent damage or even blindness.
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