This is Maine Public's hub for coverage of the 2024 Total Solar Eclipse that will cross over parts of Maine on the afternoon of Monday, April 8, 2024. Leading up to and on the day of the eclipse, Maine Public's news team will be all over the state, from Houlton to Jackman, bringing you stories and photos of the action. Find all that coverage right here.
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GoGo Refill, located in South Portland and Brunswick, is collecting glasses to send to Eclipse Glasses USA for future events. -
Businesses in the path of totality reaped the financial benefits of eclipse crowds and hope it has a lasting impact on visitors. -
Amateur researchers in Maine collected scientific data on the solar eclipse as part of Citizen CATE 2024, a NASA-funded project studying the sun's corona. The project also aims to lower the financial barrier to astronomy. -
All eyes were pointed at the sky at about 3:30 p.m. Monday for the total eclipse. But for a group of students and faculty from the University of Maine, the big moment came nearly two hours earlier. -
Across Wabanaki territory, which is now known as Maine, tribal nations were recognizing and reflecting on Monday's eclipse in their own ways. -
The small town of roughly 6,000 isn't typically a top destination in Maine, but it heavily promoted itself as an ideal place to watch and planned a three-day festival. -
With perfectly clear skies, people from across the country and world traveled to Maine to witness totality. -
With the solar eclipse this afternoon, some Maine roads are seeing slowed traffic from travelers. -
Paul Motts, a naturalist and eclipse chaser from Bethel, says the sky and the natural world will transform during an eclipse. -
With large crowds expected in Aroostook County for today's solar eclipse, local officials have spent months coordinating law enforcement and first responders.
