Solar eclipse sweeps across western hemisphere, shadows Sacramento region
'This is so exciting, and it’s going to be the last one probably I will see in my lifetime'
'This is so exciting, and it’s going to be the last one probably I will see in my lifetime'
'This is so exciting, and it’s going to be the last one probably I will see in my lifetime'
Sweeping across the sky Saturday morning, a solar eclipse kept crowds in awe as the gazed towards the sun.
“This is so exciting, and it’s going to be the last one probably I will see in my lifetime,” exclaimed Bonnie Coop at a solar eclipse watch party at Sacramento State University.
The university handed out 500+ solar eclipse glasses near the campus planetarium.
“Solar eclipses happen about twice a year, but at different locations all over the world, it’s actually a very small location where you can actually see them,” said Laura Legé with Sacramento State.
According to the Physics & Astronomy Department at Sacramento State University, this is the last significant eclipse in the area for many decades.
The next partial eclipse is April 2024, but scientists say it's exceptionally small compared to the one experienced Saturday.
After April 2024, the next eclipse over Sacramento won’t be until 2071.