A partial sunrise eclipse of the sun will be visible in some parts of the northeastern United States on Saturday, but not in Alabama.
Starwatchers in Alabama can see the unusual phenomenon live-streamed for free below:
Otherwise, the nearest place to view the eclipse is Virginia Beach, Va.
The live stream of the eclipse starts at 4:30 a.m. on March 29. The "Timeanddate" team has amateur astronomers across Canada and the northeastern United States to stream their telescopic views.
You may notice that the eclipse begins before sunrise in Alabama and all areas of the Central Time zone. The sun will be partially eclipsed when it rises.
An unusual sight that the astronomers will try to spot and livecast will be the rare "devil's horns." This occurs when the moon moves in front of the sun near sunrise or sunset. Observers can see a crescent-shaped sun near the horizon. Alabama observers watching online can see the devil's horns if some local astronomers involved in the Timeanddate team can catch it in their location.
A partial eclipse of the sun occurs when the moon passes in front of and partially blocks the sun from Earth.
The 13 states of the northeastern United States from which the March 29 eclipse will be visible are Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Virginia and West Virginia, plus the District of Columbia.
Then you flew your Lear jet up to Nova Scotia
To see the total eclipse of the sun.
— "You're So Vain" by Cary Simon
Jim' Zig' Zeigler writes about Alabama's people, places, events, groups and prominent deaths. He is a former Alabama Public Service Commissioner and State Auditor. You can reach him for comments at [email protected].
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