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When The 2024 Solar Eclipse Starts, Peaks And Ends In The San Francisco Bay Area
Between 31% and 35% of the sun will be blocked by the moon's movement across the face of the sun throughout the Bay area.
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April 8, 2024
Solar eclipse watchers in the San Francisco Bay Area for the big event Monday will still see a partial solar eclipse, even though the region is outside the path of totality. Others in the country's midsection will experience a rare total solar eclipse.
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Eclipse watchers are warned not to look at the sun at any time without eye protection or risk permanent eye damage. Use certified solar viewing glasses or eclipse glasses and avoid buying on Amazon or other third-party sites. Or use the old standby from elementary school, a pinhole camera projected on a surface.
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The path of totality and partial contours crossing the U.S. for the 2024 total solar eclipse occurring on April 8, 2024/NASA/CBS News
Between 31% and 35% of the sun will be blocked by the moon's movement across the face of the sun, depending on where in the Bay Area one is observing. It will appear as if a bite has been taken out of the sun's lower half from right to left.
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