WHY ARE THE PREDICTED COORDINATES AND TIME OF THE ECLIPSE CHANGING and WHAT IS THE TRUTH?

'New' path of totality map shows more parts of Texas will get to see the solar eclipse

ALEXIS SIMMERMAN Austin American-Statesman

Despite modern technology, the sun's radius is difficult to measure. New data shows that the sun is a tad bigger than previously thought.

These new calculations have slightly shifted the solar eclipse's path of totality — just a week before the event.

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Expert John Irwin has recently published a new map with updated lines for the April 8 solar eclipse, Forbes reports.

The red line shows the original path of totality, while the orange line represents the path updated with the new data.

A red arrow indicates a loss in the path of totality, and a green arrow shows a gain.

Here's what you need to know: (go to link in article for maps for Texas)

https://www.statesman.com/story/news/state/2024/04/01/john-irwin-eclipse-map-updated-new-texas-path-of-totality-solar-eclipse-2024-april-8/73164456007/

Eclipse Path and Date Miscalculated

UVM Physicists Show that Totality Will Arrive April 1 and Not Travel Over Vermont

In a stunning and urgent discovery, astronomers at the University of Vermont have determined that a consortium of global space agencies made a fundamental error in their calculation of the path of the upcoming solar eclipse. By failing to account for the time it takes light to travel from the sun, a laser-based model led by the U.S. National Observatory’s Measurement Alignment and Astronomy Ministration, has been shown to be off by seven days and 1,843 miles.

By recalculating the path, the UVM team shows that the shadow of the moon will pass over North America on April 1, not April 8 as previously calculated.

And, instead of traveling from Texas over Vermont, the “path of totality” will travel north until it reaches New Hampshire and curves over the North Pole. “We were amazed and wanted the public and planners to know as soon as possible,” said John Perry, Director of UVM’s Sky Lab. Eclipse watchers should head outside at 12:37pm in the Florida Keys, with darkness arriving in New York City at 2:17pm. The shadow will cross the North Pole at 3:56pm.

“We stand corrected,” said NO-MA'AM’s visualization scientist, Maey B. Wrongge. “Our maps rely on the JPL DE421 ephemeris—but we forgot a basic fact: light must travel 92.5 million miles to get to Earth, rendering our measurements flawed.”

The UVM scientists note that “some dimness” should be visible for 700 miles from the remapped path of totality. “If it remains clear, Vermonters will still be able to see the shadow racing across the White Mountains in New Hampshire,” said Bernard “Chip” Cole, Director of UVM’s NASA-supported Vermont Space Grant Consortium.

https://www.uvm.edu/news/cas/physics/eclipse-path-and-date-miscalculated?

Solar Eclipse 2024: Full List of Places That Won't See It After Path Change

The path of totality for the upcoming solar eclipse has shifted after more accurate calculations were made by a solar eclipse expert, and several areas in the U.S. originally believing they were within the path of totality are now outside of it.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/solar-eclipse-2024-full-list-of-places-that-wont-see-it-after-path-change/ar-BB1l0W0c

Did the eclipse path change? New map reveals Hoosiers could see less of the solar eclipse

Arare total solar eclipse will cut a 115-mile-wide path April 8 across North America, but less than a week before it happens, new research suggests fewer Hoosiers could experience the totality because previous 2024 eclipse maps are wrong — though not by much.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/did-the-eclipse-path-change-new-map-reveals-hoosiers-could-see-less-of-the-solar-eclipse/ar-BB1l1xpn

2024 solar eclipse: 'New' path of totality map reveals Ohio will see less of the solar eclipse

Editor's note: This story has been updated to note NASA does not plan to change its calculations for the eclipse.

A total solar eclipse will cross North American skies on April 8, and Ohio residents will have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to view it.

But now, fewer Ohioans will experience 100% darkness during the 2024 solar eclipse.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/article/2024-solar-eclipse-new-path-of-totality-map-reveals-ohio-will-see-less-of-the-solar-eclipse/ar-BB1kXrkq

Edge of solar eclipse path of totality may slightly shift, experts warn

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Based on this new data, locales that were expected to see the total eclipse for a few seconds — like Rome, New York; Effingham, Illinois; and Montreal’s Cité Jardin park — are now just out of the zone.

The change in the 115-mile-wide, 9,200-mile-long path of totality was first reported by Forbes.

A NASA scientist confirmed that the long-standing official map might not be entirely accurate and advised people right on the edge to travel a mile or so into the zone to guarantee they see the moon completely obscure the sun.

The cause of the discrepancy: disagreements about how big the sun is.

“Calculations that use a slightly larger radius for the size of the sun yield an eclipse path that is slightly narrower,” Dr. Michael Kirk, a research scientist in the Heliophysics Science Division at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, told Thrillist Wednesday.

“This difference would only affect cities on the very edge of the path of totality, where blanket predictions are difficult, regardless.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/edge-of-solar-eclipse-path-of-totality-may-slightly-shift-experts-warn/ar-BB1l5jZy

Why The Sun Will Be In The ‘Wrong’ Star Sign During The Total Solar Eclipse

Astrologers will make money from April 8’s total solar eclipse—but they may end the day wondering what to believe.

After presumably confusing astronomy and astrology, and then being forced to run with it, marketing majors are this month busily sending press releases to journalists with refrains like “the stars are aligned” while detailing eclipse-viewing events on April 8. Some promise tarot card readers and tooth gem vendors, others the chance to “embrace changes and new beginnings” during “immersive astrological experiences.”

However, Western astrologers could be in for a nasty shock on April 8 when the sun appears in the “wrong” sign of the zodiac.

Astrologically Significant?

Despite simply being little more than a line-of-sight phenomenon, solar eclipses are, apparently, astrologically significant—and this one certainly will be to any believer in astrology who actually looks at the sky and the stars during totality.

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Astrologers and everyone else within the path of totality—the 115-mile-wide shadow of the moon sweeping across parts of 15 U.S. states on April 8, will experience darkness in the day and see a totally eclipsed sun. For up to 4 minutes and 26 seconds, stars will be visible.

But from a believer in astrology’s point of view, they will be the wrong stars.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamiecartereurope/2024/03/27/why-the-sun-will-be-in-the-wrong-star-sign-during-the-total-solar-eclipse/?sh=497e67385390