Southern California residents will be able to witness a solar eclipse as the moon partially blocks out the sun’s light on Monday, April 8.
The partial eclipse will be visible in Long Beach and Signal Hill starting around 10:06 a.m. Although some regions of the nation will experience a total eclipse, only around 59% of the sun will be eclipsed in the local area, according to eclipse2024.org.
The last eclipse visible in Signal Hill and Long Beach occurred in October 2023.
Looking directly at the sun, including during an eclipse, is dangerous and can cause serious eye damage. Specially made eclipse glasses can be used to safely look at the sun and are widely available for purchase online.
Local camera store Tuttle Cameras will be holding an eclipse viewing party from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at its location at 5467 E Carson St. Cameras equipped with special filters will be available for patrons to take photos of the eclipse as long as they bring their own SD card to save their photos on.
Residents can learn more about safely viewing the eclipse and get free eclipse viewing glasses, while supplies last, during an informational eclipse-themed event at the Michelle Obama Neighborhood Library on Saturday from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.
NASA has created an online interactive map where people can track the path of the eclipse as it travels across North America and see how the sunlight in their local area will be impacted during the eclipse.
