When’s the next solar eclipse visible in Nebraska?
WELL, NEBRASKA IS NOT IN THE PATH OF TOTALITY FOR TOMORROW’S ECLIPSE, BUT THAT’S NOT STOPPING SOME FROM SOME YOUNG NEBRASKA RESEARCHERS. THANKS FOR JOINING US. I’M ROB MCCARTNEY. I’M JULIE CORNELL. TEAMS OF NEBRASKA STUDENTS ARE IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS AND SOUTHEASTERN MISSOURI PREPARING FOR THAT ECLIPSE. AND THAT’S WHAT THEY’RE DOING. THAT’S WHAT THEY’RE DOING. RESEARCH. THEY’RE LAUNCHING BALLOONS. INTO THE AIR, AND KETV NEWSWATCH SEVEN’S JESSICA PEREZ SHARES SOME OF THE THINGS THESE STUDENTS ARE HOPING TO LEARN. JESSICA, THERE ARE 53 ENGINEERING TEAMS ACROSS THE COUNTRY PARTICIPATING IN THE NATIONWIDE ECLIPSE BALLOONING PROJECT. IT’S A NASA LIKE ACTIVITY MEANT TO COLLECT DATA THROUGH SCIENTIFIC BALLOONING. STUDENTS LOADED THEIR GEAR AS THEY PREPARED FOR AN EIGHT HOUR DRIVE TO CARBONDALE, ILLINOIS, LOOKING FORWARD TO RESEARCH INVOLVING BALLOONS. I LIKE TO THANK GOD FOR TAKING ME HERE. THEY DIDN’T BELIEVE IN US, BUT GOD DID. UNL FRESHMAN LUKE DOTY WILL GET TO WITNESS THE TOTAL ECLIPSE FIRSTHAND AND LEARN FROM THE PHENOMENON ON ALL OF OUR HIGH ALTITUDE BALLOONS, WHICH ARE WEATHER BALLOONS THAT WE LAUNCH INTO THE STRATOSPHERE. THEY GO UP TO ABOUT 100,000FT IN THE AIR AND AND WE ALWAYS HAVE TRACKING EQUIPMENT ON THEM. WE HAVE SENSORS THAT MEASURE TEMPERATURE, PRESSURE, HUMIDITY AND ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS, DUTIES ON THE TRACKING TEAM, WHICH WILL SET UP AT SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY TO SEARCH FOR DEFLATED BALLOONS. ANOTHER TEAM WILL LAUNCH THREE OF THEM NEAR PERRYVILLE, MISSOURI. ONE BALLOON THEY’LL BE SEARCHING FOR WILL MEASURE HOW ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION CHANGES DURING THE DIFFERENT STAGES OF THE ECLIPSE. THE SECOND ONE WILL CREATE A FUN ART PROJECT. A BOX HAS BALLOONS ON IT WITH FULL OF PAINT AND A BUNCH OF CANVASES INSIDE. AND AS THE BALLOON RISES, THE PRESSURE IS GOING TO CHANGE AND MAKE THE BALLOONS EXPAND AND AND THEY’LL POP AND MAKE A PRETTY PAINTING. UNL PROFESSOR KAREN STELLING SAYS THIS TRIP IS AN INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY. WE’RE REALLY EXCITED THAT THE STUDENTS HAVE THE CHANCE TO LEARN. WE’RE EXCITED THAT WE’RE ACTUALLY GATHERING DATA THAT NASA IS INTERESTED IN. DOTTIE JUST HOPES THE WEATHER IS IN HIS FAVOR. HOPEFULLY IT’S NOT CLOUDY. I’D LIKE TO SEE THE TOTAL ECLIPSE OF MY OWN EYES. BUT EVEN EVEN IF IT’S NOT THE BALLOONS WILL GO UP. THEY HAVE CAMERAS AND WE’LL SEE IT FROM ABOVE THE CLOUDS. THE STUDENTS WILL BE STREAMING THEIR LAUNCH ON YOUTUBE. IF YOU WANT TO WATCH IT TOMORROW, THEY’LL BE LIVE AT 12:30 P.M. YOU CAN FIND THE LINK UNDER THIS STORY AT KETV DOT COM.
When’s the next solar eclipse visible in Nebraska?
Updated: 3:12 PM CDT Apr 8, 2024
Did you miss Monday’s solar eclipse in Nebraska? You’ll have a few opportunities to see the spectacle in the next couple of decades.However, it will only be partial views and not a total eclipse for Nebraska.Jan. 26, 2028: Annular solar eclipse in South AmericaNov. 14, 2031: Hybrid solar eclipse in Central AmericaMarch 30, 2033: Total solar eclipse in Russia and United StateJune 21, 2039: Annular solar eclipse in United States, Canada and EuropeAug. 22, 2044: Total solar eclipse in Canada and United StateAug. 12, 2045: Total solar eclipse in United States and South AmericaWATCH: KETV meteorologist Caitlin Harvey explains what happens during a solar eclipseThe event occurs when the moon is positioned between the Earth and the sun, casting a shadow over the Earth.Solar eclipses typically happen twice a year during a new moon phase when the moon is positioned just correctly to eclipse the sun.Click here for the latest headlines from KETV NewsWatch 7
Did you miss Monday’s solar eclipse in Nebraska? You’ll have a few opportunities to see the spectacle in the next couple of decades.
However, it will only be partial views and not a total eclipse for Nebraska.
WATCH: KETV meteorologist Caitlin Harvey explains what happens during a solar eclipse
The event occurs when the moon is positioned between the Earth and the sun, casting a shadow over the Earth.
Solar eclipses typically happen twice a year during a new moon phase when the moon is positioned just correctly to eclipse the sun.
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