Total solar Eclipse will help scientists study the Sun
Researchers in North America are gearing up for their chance to observe Sun’s corona, its wispy outer atmosphere, during the total eclipse on April 8. The corona will be visible to millions from Mexico to Canada during the eclipse. During this time, the Sun’s magnetic fields intensify, creating sunspots, fiery loops of plasma and exciting structures in the corona.
How to see Saturday’s solar eclipse
A total eclipse of the sun will be visible in the eastern hemisphere on Sunday. The eclipse will last up to three hours, with a partial eclipse taking place around 11:52 am local time. Several US cities will be in the path of the annularity, where only a portion of the Moon covers the sun, making the star look like it’s had a bite.