Millions of people are anticipated to travel to the eclipse path of totality to experience the natural spectacle, so episcopal churches and campgrounds along the eclipse’s route on April 8 are getting ready to welcome guests. When the moon moves in front of the sun and covers Earth, a total solar eclipse happens, temporarily throwing a shadow across the planet. It will traverse North America next week, coming through the Pacific coast of Mexico close to Mazatlan and leaving by the Atlantic shore of Canada’s Newfoundland. Within the eclipse’s 115-mile line of totality or the region where the moon’s shadow falls, reside almost 31 million Americans.
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Rector of St. Michael’s Episcopal Church in Noblesville, Indiana, a suburb of Indianapolis, Rev. T.J. Tetzlaff sees a chance to hold an eclipse path viewing party that “unites everybody” who happens to happen to see it. People are welcome to park their automobiles, have a picnic, and see the eclipse for free at St. Michael’s. Tetzlaff told Episcopal News Service, “It’s a cool event, and we’re just so happy that we can be there and witness the eclipse with the community at the same time.” For the time of the eclipse, anybody outside the path of totality must wear solar viewers, often known as eclipse glasses, that have been certified by the International Organization for Standardization. When the moon is partially obscured from the sun, people who are in the path of totality must also wear eclipse glasses. A DIY pinhole camera may be created by anybody without eclipse glasses.
