Maine’s 2024 Total Solar Eclipse [Video]

Maine is one of the many states in the path of totality for April 8’s solar eclipse. The event is drawing thousands of visitors to Vacationland for the 115-mile wide path. Traffic maps showed heavy traffic on I-93 north through New Hampshire’s Franconia Notch around 10:30 a.m. on Monday.”It’s an extraordinary emotional and physical thing to witness, and scientifically, it does offer opportunities as well to study the sun’s corona,” said Rob Burgess, President of the Southern Maine Astronomers.The 115-mile-wide path of totality will cross northern New England, including places like Rangeley, Jackman, Carrabassett Valley and Baxter State Park.”You will not see the same thing in Portland as you will see elsewhere. If you’re actually in the totality path, you’ll actually be able to see the corona, you’ll actually be able to see Bailey’s Beads, the sun going through the gaps in the mountains of the moon so you’ll see …