A total solar eclipse is one of the locally rarest and most spectacular events in nature. During the partial phases before and after totality, the surrounding landscape is gradually transformed by eerie, dim light and strangely sharp shadows. At totality, the sky becomes as dark as deep twilight, the brightest stars and planets are visible, and the Sun’s outer atmosphere, called the corona, shines around the black disk of the Moon’s silhouette. Changes in temperature, winds, and animal behavior occur during the time around totality. The experience is emotionally powerful and unforgettable.
The eclipse begins in Brockport at 2:07 pm EST, as the Moon begins to cover the Sun. This partial phase can be observed
using a safe solar viewing method over the next 73 minutes, as the Moon covers more and more of the Sun. Totality on campus begins just before 3:20 pm and lasts 3 minutes 43 seconds. After totality, the Moon gradually uncovers the Sun in a second partial phase. The eclipse ends for Brockport viewers just after 4:33 pm.