Getting Ready for April 8, 2024 Solar Eclipse

shadows of trees leaves on sidewalk with vague crescents from the solar eclipse

We’re less than a week away from the solar eclipse that will cross North America in a wide diagonal swath from Mexico to Ohio to Maine to Newfoundland.

Exciting!

On April 8, 2024, the solar eclipse will be seen by millions of people along the path of totality (where the moon passes in front of the sun and blocks it).

Along with millions of folks who will watch the eclipse on TV, Internet, or from their own neighborhoods or nearby parks.

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Photo of the Week: Fiery Skipper Butterfly

Small orange butterfly with dark brown spots pauses on the dirt, scraggly green grass in the background.

It’s a small butterfly.

And when you’ve found a life bird, a bird you’ve never seen before, you might not notice a small butterfly that lights on the ground 10 feet in front of you as you carry your spotting scope and binoculars after a 1 1/2 mile trek on a late summer afternoon.

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