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Your guide to the 2024 solar eclipse in the Adirondacks

Total eclipse primer

Traffic warnings.

Adirondack events.

High Peaks advisory

Photography tips

solar eclipse

Much of the Adirondack region will be in the path of a total solar eclipse on April 8, 2024. Here’s what you need to know to plan for it.

The Girl Scouts of Northeastern New York and their families watch the solar eclipse at Hidden Lake Camp in Lake Luzerne. Photo by Gwendolyn Craig

Communities

Total solar eclipse drew thousands to the Adirondacks in 2024

By Mike Lynch

The eclipse drew large crowds to the Adirondacks and put on a show

smiling man with telescope and NASA live feed tent behind him

Communities

Science and wonder: Adirondack astronomers dive into eclipse research

By Tom French

A group watching a solar eclipse

Communities

Adirondack towns see business boom during solar eclipse weekend

By Mike Lynch

Communities

Eclipse fever hits Adirondack region

By Adirondack Explorer

Communities

Solar eclipse viewing in Adirondacks: Forecast predicts clear skies against odds

By Zachary Matson

Lake Champlain Valley

Communities

Champlain Valley towns gear up for once-in-a-lifetime solar eclipse

By Mike Lynch

sign advertising eclipse glasses

Communities

Prepping for the solar eclipse that’s coming to the Adirondacks

By Mike Lynch

total solar eclipse in the adirondacks poster

Communities

Police issue warnings for solar eclipse traffic in Adirondacks

By Times Union

Communities

Fueling the eclipse: In the Adirondacks, a gas station scarcity

By Mike Lynch

eclipse glasses

Communities

Total eclipse primer

By Mike Lynch

Canada jay photo

Wildlife

How birds handle the ‘lights out’ during an eclipse

By Birdwatch

woman with eclipse glasses staring up at the sky

Communities

Where to watch the eclipse in the Adirondacks

By Adirondack Explorer

Frog on a shoreline

Wildlife

Animals and the eclipse: What to expect

By Contributing Writer

eclipse stages

Adirondackers

Shooting the eclipse

By Holly Riddle

eclipse graphic

Communities

When the sun, Earth and moon align

By Contributing Writer

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