Are you ready for the total solar eclipse on Monday, April 8, 2024?
It is complete earthly luck that total eclipses follow such a dramatic procession. Our moon, which is about four hundred times less wide than our sun, is also about four hundred times closer to us. For this reason, when the Earth, moon, and sun align with one another, our moon conceals our sun precisely, like a cap over a lens. [Rivka Galchen, “A Guide to the Total Solar Eclipse,” The New Yorker]
Explore the Simons Foundation’s resources for this rare occurrence, including additional events in NYC; learn more about the science and culture of eclipses in the New Yorker; and read about NYU Professor Reginé Gilbert’s work with NYU’s Ability Project, to make the spectacle and community of the eclipse available to more people.