Solar eclipse casts a shadow on a beautiful afternoon

Posted Friday, April 19, 2024 12:12 pm

Joyce Becher, of Franklin Square, and Bonnie Atkins, of Franklin Square, look up at the solar eclipse on April 8 in wonder.

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Shania James, of Massapequa, is wowed by the astronomical phenomenon of a solar eclipse on April 8, looking up with glasses courtesy of the Franklin Square Library.

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David Walsh, 13, of Malverne, volunteers with the Civil Air Patrol to monitor the total solar eclipse on April 8 at the Franklin Square Public Library.

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Franklin Square friends Eibhlin Moriarty, 13, Alek Karulski, 13, Angelica Caruso, 13, Jiya Jenu, 14, and Nyrie Jeanty, point up at the total solar eclipse outside of the Franklin Square Public Library on April 8.

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Artie Smeltzer, of Franklin Square, Sue Chung, of Franklin Square, Cory Henry, of Franklin Square, Wendy Horn of Franklin Square, and Diane Desantis of Garden City South sit back and enjoy the total solar eclipse with their eclipse glasses on on April 8 at the Franklin Square Public Library.

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Emily Iadevaio, 11, and Tristan Benischek, 9, both of Franklin Square secure their eclipse glasses to view the solar eclipse on April 8 outside of the Franklin Square Public Library.

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By Nicole Wagner

More than 100 neighbors gathered at the Franklin Square Public Library on April 8 to witness the phenomenon of a total solar eclipse on Long Island.

Friendly faces shared glasses retrofit to observe the eclipse, with some people bringing camping chairs to sit back and watch the astronomical wonder earlier this month.

Kids drew pictures of the moon and played hopscotch as the warm spring day turned cold as the moon passed over the sun.

The next total solar eclipse that is visible from the U.S. won’t be until Aug. 23, 2044, according to NASA, when people in Montana, North Dakota and South Dakota will be able to see it.

While NASA says the next time the solar eclipse will be visible from coast to coast in the U.S. won’t be until Aug. 12, 2045, Franklin Square neighbors had their eyes set on the sky for the totality on April 8.

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