Buffalo, N.Y. (WBEN) – Thursday marks 60 days until the 2024 Total Solar Eclipse takes place, a once in a lifetime celestial event with the path of totality sweeping directly through Western New York on Monday, April 8.
Planning for the eclipse across the region has been ongoing for nearly two years, at this point, with a massive influx of people from around the country expected to descend upon Western New York to experience a phenomenon that hasn’t taken place in 100 years, and will not happen again locally for another 120 years.
With just two months remaining until the Total Solar Eclipse, experts locally are making their final preparations to try and ensure the public has what they need to enjoy this incredibly unique experience.
“What we are doing here at the Science Museum is to get everybody in our region ready to view it,” said Dr. Holly Schreiber, Chief Scientist at the Buffalo Museum of Science. “One of the ways we are doing that is distributing solar eclipse viewing glasses, courtesy of Erie County, and making sure everyone knows the science and safety behind the eclipse, so they can enjoy this once in a lifetime experience.”