Cove Will See 95 Percent of Eclipse on April 8

Last October, areas of the continental United States were able to experience an annular eclipse, and now the opportunity has arrived again with a full solar eclipse happening on April 8.

Fred Marschak, retired Hollidaysburg Planetarium director, volunteer and Martinsburg resident, said he saw his first total solar eclipse with his wife, when they visited China in 2009.

“Seeing one in person is like being in the front row for a show,” he said.

The cities in the path of the totality which are closest to our area include Erie; Rochester and Buffalo, N.Y.; and Cleveland.

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