Unless you’re planning on trekking out to the Midwest, where most of the path lies - or you’re willing to shell out $1,000 or more for an Airbnb in Oregon - you’ll have to settle for experiencing a partial eclipse. The sun over our beloved bay will never darken more than 76 percent of the way, according to Google’s eclipse simulator. The sonification process is described below: Museum visitors will be treated to a piece of music arranged by data from the light of the sun (and by Bay Area composer Wayne Grim). Check out our eclipse-watching guide here.In addition to the eclipse itself, the Exploratorium will be broadcasting a “sonification” of the eclipse, as played live by the Kronos Quartet. What about a live-stream online? Check back here on the day of the solar eclipse to watch live video from the Bay Area and other parts of the country.įinally: And if you’re still dead set on seeing the whole enchilada as it moves across the path of totality, Oregon’s your closest and best bet. ABC7 News, among others, will feature live television coverage of the eclipse starting at 10 a.m. The app will also have live coverage and videos in Spanish.Ĭan I watch the real thing live? Sure. One is the Exploratorium App, the center’s Total Solar Eclipse free app, which features live video streams from Oregon and Wyoming as well as educational videos on the sun and how eclipses happen.

And in the South Bay, the San Jose Astronomical Association will have a viewing event at Houge Park in San Jose. for telescope viewings and will feature a live feed of the total eclipse in the museum’s theater. In the East Bay, Chabot Space & Science Center will open from 8 a.m. A second viewing site will be available in Candlestick Point Recreation Area. A live stream of the total solar eclipse will be broadcast in the Naturalist Center. Also, the California Academy of Sciences will provide assisted viewing on the roof and East Garden. In San Francisco, the Exploratorium will open early at 9 a.m., and visitors will be able to see the partial eclipse through telescopes and live video streams of the total eclipse from Oregon and Wyoming.

Viewing events Several museums around the Bay Area will hold special eclipse viewing events on that Monday. Like our Facebook page for more conversation and news coverage from the Bay Area and beyond.

How to see the eclipse bay area