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April 8 =2024 solar eclipse graces the skies.

The last time New York state saw a total solar eclipse was 99 years ago.

On the afternoon of April 8, the empire state will once again witness the moon pass between the sun and earth and completely obscure the sun’s light. For those counties that are in the eclipse’s path of totality, where it’s possible to see the moon block the sun’s light entirely, day will become night for about four minutes.

The city sponsored viewing events will take place at Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx
https://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2024/04/08/astronomy-solar-eclipse-viewing4

and Inwood Hill Park in Manhattan,

https://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2024/04/08/astronomy-solar-eclipse-viewing3

Bowling Green Cottage in Brooklyn,

https://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2024/04/08/astronomy-solar-eclipse-viewing2

Beach 44th Street in the Rockaways
https://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2024/04/08/astronomy-solar-eclipse-viewing1

and Freshkills Park in Staten Island. https://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2024/04/08/astronomy-solar-eclipse-viewing

Brockport

https://www.brockport.edu/eclipse/

Spring and new beginnings

Tue, Mar 19, 2024, The equinox marks the first day of spring in the Northern Hemisphere, but to be more specific, it's the day the sun's rays shine onto the equator while the Earth sits with its axis tilted neither toward nor away from the sun. This causes 12 hours of sunlight almost everywhere on Earth.

We feel more energized and want to plant seeds of vision in our lives or for our gardens. We may feel the urge to open the windows, clean and prepare for a new, warmer and brighter season

Journalist Graham Hancock travels the globe hunting for evidence of mysterious, lost civilizations with new revelations https://youtu.be/1wJw1DcI2e4?si=O1gVjkODijTar0Kw

At Chichen Itza, during the spring and fall equinoxes — this pyramid dedicated to Kukulcán (or Quetzalcoatl) serves as a visual symbol of the day and night. On every equinox, the sun of the late afternoon creates the illusion of a snake creeping slowly down the northern staircase

Hvaldimir escaped captivity and became a global celebrity. Now, no one can agree about what to do with him.

A few days later, the beluga followed a boat to Hammerfest, one of the northernmost towns in the world, where he took up residence, frequently interacting with people in the harbor. News of the friendly white whale spread quickly. In early May, a video of the beluga went viral, eventually earning a spot on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show.” In it, several young women stand on a dock in Hammerfest, speaking excitedly with their hands outstretched just above the water. The beluga levitates to the surface in an upright position, as smooth, plump and silent as a balloon. There is something in his mouth — something rectangular. “Oh, my God!” one woman exclaims as the whale returns a smartphone her friend dropped in the sea. The women cheer and caress the whale, whose mouth continues to hang open. Later viral videos would show him stealing (and returning) a kayaker’s GoPro and playing fetch with a rugby ball. By midsummer, he had become an international celebrity, drawing large groups of tourists.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/14/magazine/hvaldimir-whale.html?unlocked_article_code=1.Xk0.8iFn.1d-gibNsn37O&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare