Space enthusiasts from around the globe are converging on Fogo Island in April for the total solar eclipse, with Newfoundland and Labrador’s central region poised directly on the path of totality for the event on April 8.
Bethany Downer, Chief Science Communications Officer for the Hubble and James Webb Space Telescopes, explains that those directly on the path of totality will see a ring of light around the moon, a unique phenomenon starting late in the afternoon.
She says it’s so rare, the island will not be in the line of totality for another total solar eclipse until 2079.
(Image via nasa.gov)
However, cloud cover will play a significant role in visibility.
For the total solar eclipse, Downer will be on Fogo Island.
She says she is fortunate to have been invited to the Fogo Island Inn to help host an event alongside her NASA colleagues. They’ll be welcoming people from around the world who are coming to the province just for the eclipse.
Downer couldn’t share many details about the event since the programming is still in the planning stages, but she anticipates a full house and is hoping for good viewing conditions across the island on April 8.
