Thursday, May 16, 2024 | St. Lawrence County, NY
Thousands of people, visitors and North Country residents alike, turned outside this afternoon with their eclipse viewing glasses on to witness the totality. The once-in-a-lifetime event was able to …
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Thousands of people, visitors and North Country residents alike, turned outside this afternoon with their eclipse viewing glasses on to witness the totality.
The once-in-a-lifetime event was able to be viewed despite a slightly overcast sky in some areas. Other areas provided an unobstructed view of the event.
The next total eclipse is not scheduled to pass overhead of St. Lawrence County until 2205, and the next time the region will fall directly under the path of totality, similar to the 2024 eclipse, will not occur again until 2399.
The last total solar eclipse in New York was in 1925.
A total solar eclipse occurs when the moon passes directly between the sun and the earth. Those in the path of totality in St. Lawrence County residents saw the sun form a bright halo ring with an obsidian center where the moon covers it for several moments after the day turned suddenly to night.
