Orange Park Mall to hand out free solar eclipse glasses for viewing of upcoming celestial event
Orange Park Mall will hand out free solar eclipse glasses to the community starting April 1 to ensure safe viewing of the upcoming partial eclipse. Orange Park Mall in Florida will distribute free solar eclipse glasses to the community starting April 1 to ensure safe viewing of the upcoming partial eclipse. The glasses can be purchased at any retailer at Orange Park Mall or any other retailer. The mall will distribute up to two pairs of solar eclipses per person. The total eclipse path will begin in Texas and will cover several states before reaching its maximum at 3:04 p.m. on April 8. However, Northeast Florida residents will not be able to see the total phase of the solar eclipse, which can be observed as a partial eclipse, but can be viewed as a partially partial eclipse in Northeast Florida.
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ORANGE PARK, Fla. – Orange Park Mall will hand out free solar eclipse glasses to the community starting April 1 to ensure safe viewing of the upcoming partial eclipse.
“We are thrilled to provide our community with the opportunity to safely experience the upcoming partial eclipse,” said Randy Bowman, General Manager at Orange Park Mall.
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The eclipse is expected to begin at 1:47 p.m. and reach its maximum at 3:04 p.m. on April 8.
The free glasses can be picked up at any of the following retailers located at Orange Park Mall:
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The mall will distribute up to two pairs of solar eclipse glasses per person.
According to NASA, the total eclipse path will enter the United States in Texas, and travel through Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine.
Northeast Florida residents will not get to view the total phase of the solar eclipse, but it can be observed as a partial solar eclipse.