{"id":26566,"date":"2024-02-01T14:45:08","date_gmt":"2024-02-01T19:45:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/4h\/?p=26566"},"modified":"2024-02-01T14:45:08","modified_gmt":"2024-02-01T19:45:08","slug":"solar-eclipse-coming-to-maine-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/4h\/2024\/02\/01\/solar-eclipse-coming-to-maine-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Solar Eclipse Coming to Maine!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On April 8th, 2024 Maine will experience a full solar eclipse. The last time Maine experienced this was in 1963, and the next one won\u2019t be until 2079!<\/p>\n<p>How we react and experience solar eclipses today may look different from the past and\/or across cultures. The oldest known recorded eclipse is in 3340 B.C.E. based on petroglyphs found in Ireland. Around 1200 B.C.E scribes in China recorded experiences of eclipses, which later helped scientists calculate the speed of Earth\u2019s spin. In some cultures it is believed that the sun is being eaten by a creature, as the beginning stages of an eclipse look like a bite has been taken out. For some, a solar eclipse is seen as a rebirth and for others it represents a scary, uncertain time and they do not go outside.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/eclipses\/history\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/eclipses\/history\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1706902798904000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1jyhy1pwG2i4lxx_4Cb1b6\">Learn more about the history of eclipses<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Whether you are creating new eclipse traditions or following generational experiences, you can find helpful information for\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/eclipses\/safety\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/eclipses\/safety\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1706902798904000&amp;usg=AOvVaw38QAr66Rg_3hq7QiyruS09\">eclipse safety guidelines<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/n3.sonoma.edu\/N3_Flyer_ASTC508b_Remediated.pdf\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/n3.sonoma.edu\/N3_Flyer_ASTC508b_Remediated.pdf&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1706902798904000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0qfd6ubck02G6Kd_O9u066\">preparing audiences<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>See \u201cTotal Eclipse Prep Party for 4-H Volunteers\u201d to learn more about how you can participate!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On April 8th, 2024 Maine will experience a full solar eclipse. The last time Maine experienced this was in 1963, and the next one won\u2019t be until 2079! How we react and experience solar eclipses today may look different from the past and\/or across cultures. The oldest known recorded eclipse is in 3340 B.C.E. based [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":112,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26566","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Solar Eclipse Coming to Maine! - Cooperative Extension: 4-H - University of Maine Cooperative Extension<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/4h\/2024\/02\/01\/solar-eclipse-coming-to-maine-2\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Solar Eclipse Coming to Maine! - Cooperative Extension: 4-H - University of Maine Cooperative Extension\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"On April 8th, 2024 Maine will experience a full solar eclipse. 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