The Great American Solar Eclipse is coming!

Richard Monda, an assistant professor of Astronomy and Physics, was interviewed Feb. 5 by Meteorologist Sam Coplin of WRGB CBS 6 News about the total solar eclipse that will occur on Monday, April 8, 2024.

The chance to view another total solar eclipse — what WRGB’s Chief Meteorologist Steve LaPointe describes as “almost a life-changing, spiritual” experience —  pass over New York State won’t come around again until 2079!

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