Anticipation is high as citizens get ready to witness a celestial spectacle on April 8. The eclipse (with a 96.63 percent obscuration) promises an almost total blocking out of the sun.
Totality to peak at 1:48 p.m. April 8
Anticipation is high as citizens get ready to witness a celestial spectacle on April 8. The eclipse (with a 96.63 percent obscuration) promises an almost total blocking out of the sun.
For Okmulgee, the eclipse action will start around 12:29 p.m., peaking at 1:48 p.m. and ending by 3:06 p.m.
Area schools are preparing for the event, with several providing adequate eye protection for students to witness this epic event.
A donor provided glasses for all Morris students recently, and other schools are providing parental permission slips enabling students to observe the phenomena.
There are several stores that have glasses available for watchers.
Viewers should always wear eclipse glasses during any solar eclipse, especially if there is no moment of totality. The moments of complete darkness, once the moon fully covers the sun’s daylight, are the only safe moments to view without special eye wear.
If you don’t have solar glasses, there are other ways to safely enjoy the eclipse with indirect views. They include methods such as using a pasta colander as a pinhole projector.
