2017's Upcoming Solar Eclipse

Staff Writer, Nathaniel Diaz

Astronomy / Solar Eclipses
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Where will be you be during this upcoming historic eclipse?

On August 21, 2017 a total eclipse of the sun will be visible from within a narrow corridor that traverses the United States. The path of the moon’s umbral shadow begins in the northern Pacific and crosses the U.S. from west to east through parts of the following states: Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina, Georgia, and South Carolina. The moon’s penumbral shadow produces a partial eclipse visible from a much larger region covering most of North America.

Source: EarthSky 

Partial Solar Eclipse Visible in Phoenix This Afternoon

Staff Writer, Nathaniel Diaz
Astronomy / Astrophysics 
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Animation of Today's Eclipse

During this partial solar eclipse, the Moon covers only parts of the Sun, as seen from Phoenix. As the central part of the Moon's shadow (umbra) misses the Earth during a partial solar eclipse, there are no other locations on Earth where the Sun appears completely covered during this event.

Here is the breakdown of time and events:

Source: Time and Date,

Eclipse Tonight, Solar Uptick?

Staff Writer, DB Holmes
Eclipse / Heliosphere
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Eclipse Tonight, Solar Uptick?

Eclipse of the Moon is the news for today as well as the storms in the oceans and perhaps some solar excitability.

Please email the VDP Gazette your lunar eclipse photos for possible inclusion in one of our articles.

Source: Youtube