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10 Events In Texas For October’s ‘Ring Of Fire’ And April’s Total Solar Eclipse
06.10.2023 - 23:43 / forbes.com
A “ring of fire” annular solar eclipse is coming to Texas and you don’t have much time left to make a plan. On October 14, 2023, the 125 miles wide path of the “ring of fire” solar eclipse will surge across the Lone Star state between 11:41 a.m. CDT and 12:00 p.m. CDT, according to GreatAmericanEclipse.com, with a long partial solar eclipse either side.
Remote West Texas, San Antonio, Corpus Christi and Padre Island National Seashore will all see the “ring of fire,” but so will Texas Hill Country—and for this particular region of rolling hills and vineyards, it’s merely a warm-up.
For just 177 days later something even rare and much more impactful will be seen from the likes of Kerrville, Bandera, Uvalde, Vanderpool, Junction and Rocksprings. On April 8, 2024—for the second time in under six months—these locations will see another partial solar eclipse, but at the event’s peak the sun will totally eclipsed.
Given that total solar eclipses occur about once every 400 years in any given place on Earth, this is celestial good luck of the highest order. Not only that, but this region is considered to have the best prospects of a clear sky of the entire path through the U.S. (though it also crosses Mexico, where the odds are higher again). For both eclipses, NASA will be live streaming from Kerrville. Statistically, Junction and Kerrville have the best prospects of a clear sky for both eclipses, according to eclipse meteorologist Jay Anderson at Eclipsophile.com.
Check out this interactive Google map showing both eclipse paths and you’ll see exactly what’s going on as the 120 miles wide paths of the two solar eclipses, on October 14 and April 8, respectively, cross to create 14,000 square miles of lucky country. About 25,000-50,000 visitors are expected around October 14 and over 100,000 around April 8, according to MySanAntonio.
Here are 10 festivals and events in the crosshairs of the two eclipses, so being held twice—once for the “ring of fire” (considered something of a warm-up) and again in April for the total solar eclipse, America’s last until 2044:
“Ring of fire” on October 14: 11:49 a.m. CDT, 4 minutes 35 seconds
Totality on April 8, 2024: 1:30 p.m. CDT, 4 minutes 26 seconds
Bang on the centerline close to the Frio River in garner State Park, Solar Eclipse Village (October 14-16, free) is the place to head of you’re a science buff. A full program of lectures, activities and guided eclipse viewing, astrophotography sessions and a guided stargazing tour on the Saturday will be followed on Sunday by a preview of April 8’s total solar eclipse. Expect talks from eclipse experts including solar and astrophysicists, eclipse chasers, local weather experts, amateur astronomers, photographers, education
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