The Crawfordsville Kiwanis Club experienced one of its most significant turnouts to date at its recent meeting on Thursday. The buzz? The eagerly anticipated solar eclipse scheduled for April 8.
Jerry Dreyer, affectionately known as the club’s resident “space geek,” captivated attendees with insights about the impending celestial event. According to Dreyer, Crawfordsville and Southern Montgomery County are poised on the cusp of totality. Notably, locations like North Montgomery High School will miss out on totality, while Southmont High School will bask in approximately one minute and 52 seconds of complete darkness around 3:06 p.m. Further south and east, areas such as Ladoga anticipate a longer duration of totality, reaching approximately two minutes and 29 seconds. Bloomington sits squarely in the heart of the totality path, where lucky observers are expected to revel in over four minutes of complete eclipse.
Enthusiasts are urged not to miss this rare opportunity, as the next total solar eclipse to grace Indiana won’t occur until Sept. 14, 2099, in northeast Indiana. However, authorities are also cautioning about potential travel disruptions on April 8, with both the Indiana State Police and Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office issuing alerts due to anticipated heavy congestion throughout the region.
For those eager to ascertain the precise duration of totality at their location, a solar eclipse calculator can be accessed at https://aa.usno.navy.mil/data/SolarEclipses.
The Crawfordsville Kiwanis Club consistently hosts compelling speakers each week. For more information about upcoming events, interested individuals are encouraged to consult the club’s calendar at https://k00404.site.kiwanis.org/.
