There's a solar eclipse on Monday: here are ways to watch it, even if you don't travel

Connor Linskey, Norwich Bulletin
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The Norwich area is not on the path of the totality for the solar eclipse on Monday, however residents of the area can watch the total solar eclipse from the comfort of their own homes.

A partial solar eclipse is visible from the Norwich area, and the city is only 273 miles from the totality path in Burlington, Vermont and 248 miles from the totality path in Lancaster, New Hampshire.

Totality around Norwich is 92%. People can see the eclipse from about 2:14 p.m. Monday until about 4:38 p.m.

Events around Connecticut are being held in celebration of the total solar eclipse. If you are unable to attend one of these events, kick back, relax and watch the total solar eclipse from your home.

Columbus astrophotographer Joe Renzetti captured this image of a 2017 total solar eclipse in Kentucky.
Columbus astrophotographer Joe Renzetti captured this image of a 2017 total solar eclipse in Kentucky.

Where to livestream it?

NASA plans to offer two livestreams of the solar eclipse for free on YouTube and its streaming platform NASA+. One of the livestreams on NASA+ is the live feed of the eclipse through the organization’s telescope. Both begin to stream at 1 p.m. Eastern time. NASA+ is available to download for both iOS and Android devices.

The U.S. National Science Foundation and the organization’s National Solar Observatory will also livestream for free the total solar eclipse on their YouTube page on Monday at 1:55 p.m.

A group of students at the University of Maine plan to livestream the total solar eclipse from the stratosphere. The group will launch a camera tied to a giant balloon 90,000 feet in the air. This student-run livestream is available on YouTube.

Where to watch it on broadcast TV?

ABC Network plans to air the total solar eclipse on Monday at 2 p.m. on several different platforms. People can see a live TV broadcast on the ABC News and National Geographic Channels. Or stream it live from the National Geographic streaming platform Nat Geo WILD. People can also access the live broadcast of the total solar eclipse from the subscription-based streaming services Disney+ and Hulu.

CNN has several ways for people to watch the total solar eclipse from their TV. The daytime news programs, CNN News Central and CNN International, both will broadcast the total solar eclipse on Monday live on TV.

The news network also has two ways to live stream the total solar eclipse: through the subscription-based streaming services CNN+ and CNN on Max. The network will also broadcast the total solar eclipse live on their CNN Spanish-language news channel.

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This article originally appeared on The Bulletin: How to watch the total solar eclipse on April 8