A solar eclipse viewing party scheduled for the morning of Monday, April 8th at the Mount Wilson Observatory has been canceled, the Mount Wilson Institute says. In a Facebook post dated April 2, 2024, the institute writes “10 inches of new snow [has caused] road closures at the Observatory. Another snowstorm is forecasted for this Friday, April 5.” The powerful winter storm is expected to drop snow levels down the 2,000′ locally according to the National Weather Service office in Oxnard.
A total solar eclipse will be visible to parts of North America on Monday, April 8, 2024. While Southern California will miss totality by nearly 1,000 miles, a large portion of the sun is still going to be blocked by the moon. If viewing the eclipse from home, be sure to use solar glasses and never look directly at the sun.
