Chicago Eclipse News Today

An ‘annular’ solar eclipse is set to take place next month, and if the weather cooperates, Chicago-area residents will be able to observe at least a...

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When is the solar eclipse taking place and what will happen? What is going to happen is that a solar eclipse will occur over the Chicago area. We’re only going to see a little bit of it. As the sun rises, the moon will be partly blocking a little bit of the sun. As the sun continues to rise, the moon will continue to move away from the sun. This eclipse will be over in literally 20 minutes (for us), but the eclipse itself is occurring for a good portion of the east and northeastern United Sta...

Published 4 hours ago • Updated 4 hours ago We have good news and bad news for astronomy enthusiasts, as the Chicago area will get a combination of a “supermoon” and a partial lunar eclipse later this week. First, the good news for Chicago area residents. Early in the morning of May 26, this coming Wednesday, a partial lunar eclipse will be visible. According to experts at the Adler Planetarium, the partial eclipse will take place just before the moon sets in the southwestern sky. D...