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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'

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'

ERIN HEFT SHOWS US WHAT THAT LOOKED LIKE. THEIR GAZE DRAWN TOWARDS THE SKY. WOW. LOOK AT THAT. THEIR EYES FIXED ON A PHENOMENON AS FLEETING AS THE MOMENT THIS IS SO EXCITING AND IT’S GOING TO BE THE LAST ONE PROBABLY I’LL SEE IN MY LIFETIME. A CHANCE. BONNIE, HARRIET AND SANDY COULDN’T LET PASS THE RING OF FIRE. IT’S EXCITING THIS WILL BE THE LAST TIME IN OUR LIFETIME THAT WE’LL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY. SO WE WEREN’T GOING TO MISS IT. THE MOON AND THE SUN ARE BASICALLY ALIGNING THEMSELVES PERFECTLY TODAY. SOLAR ECLIPSES HAPPEN ABOUT TWICE A YEAR, BUT AT DIFFERENT LOCATIONS ALL OVER THE WORLD. IT’S A VERY SMALL LOCATION WHERE YOU CAN ACTUALLY SEE THEM AND SACRAMENTO AS WELL AS THE REGION, SAT FRONT ROW, CENTER SATURDAY MORNING. I LOVE SPACE. I LOVE SPACE SO MUCH. I NAMED MY DAUGHTER NOVA AFTER A SUPERNOVA. SO OF COURSE I’M GOING TO SEE A SOLAR ECLIPSE. HIS LITTLE GIRL NOVA, MAKING NEW FRIENDS AND SOME MEMORIES. I CAME TO SEE WHAT THE ECLIPSE WITH MY FAMILY AND I MADE A NEW FRIEND WITH WHICH IT’S ON. SHE LET ME. LET ME DO THIS WITH HER SHOWING US THEIR NEW ECLIPSE PINHOLE PROJECTOR IS THIS IS A IT’S A BOX THAT LOOKS LIKE A CAMERA. IT SHOWS IT. IT’S LIKE A MOVIE THEATER INSIDE. ACCORDING TO SCIENTISTS HERE AT SACRAMENTO STATE, THE LAST TIME THE REGION HAD SUCH A VIEW WAS BACK IN 2017 AND THE NEXT CHANCE ISN’T FAR OFF. IT’S ACTUALLY APRIL OF NEXT YEAR. BUT THE SUN WON’T BE AS COVERED AS THIS. BUT AFTER APRIL, THE REGION WON’T SEE ANYTHING LIKE THIS FOR ANOTHER 48 YEARS. THE NEXT TIME THIS HAPPENS WON’T BE UNTIL 2071. SO GO TAKE A LOOK. YOU’VE ONLY GOT A COUPLE CHANCES IN
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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'

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.

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.

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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.