Tuesday marked the one-year anniversary of the path of totality in Erie.
The 2024 solar eclipse brought thousands to Erie to witness a once-in-a-lifetime chance to be in that path of totality.
After months of preparation visitors, residents marvel at the total solar eclipse
Residents and tourists experienced complete darkness for three minutes and 43 seconds as the moon passed between the sun and the earth.
Dr. David Hurd with PennWest Edinboro said that on average, a person can expect to be in the path of totality about once every 400 years.
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“Sometimes you’ve got to take advantage of what’s given you with astronomy. So, I get real excited about that stuff, and I try to encourage my students [and] I try to encourage the patrons at the PennWest Planetarium to really be in tune with what’s coming up in the night sky,” said Dr. Hurd…