Tech Byte - Solar Eclipse Tech
Patrick Moates and guest WDEF Chief Meteorologist Austin Onek, discuss the science of the solar eclipse and what devices you need to watch and photograph it.
Solar Eclipse
Company asking for unused eclipse glasses
The next eclipse the United States will see is in 2044, so what should you do with those eclipse glasses? There is a way to give back! The next solar eclipse will be seen in August of this year, being…
Community members gather at USM Gulf Park Campus to witness April 8th eclipse
“We’re holding out hope.” “It’ll impact being able to view the sun but hopefully the clouds will part.” Ultimately the clouds didn’t part, as the Mississippi Gulf Coast experienced cloudy skies and scattered rain…
Students at Bel Aire Elementary School view the Solar Eclipse
Unfortunately, the rain put a damper on the solar eclipse, but the students were still able to learn a lot about this unique experience so they…
Total solar eclipse sweeps across North America
DALLAS (AP) — Millions across North America witnessed the moon block out the sun during a total solar eclipse Monday. The eclipse’s path of totality stretched from Mazatlán, Mexico to Newfoundland, an area that crosses 15 U.S. states and is…
Building NASA approved solar eclipse viewing box
The Solar Eclipse will begin shortly and News 25’s Brooke Parker is already set up and ready to watch. If you need an easy and safe way to view the eclipse…
NASA Solar System Ambassador Howard Hochhalter speaks about April 8th solar eclipse.
“It’ll look like an Oreo cookie that has a bite out of it and the bite will get bigger and bigger and bigger.” The solar eclipse is fast approaching. With many…
Solar Eclipse events around the Coast
The solar eclipse takes place April 8th and here are some places to go on the Coast to prepare for the big event! There are places around the Coast where you can get solar eclipse glasses: Orange Grove Public Library-April…
Harrison County Public Libraries giving out free eclipse glasses ahead of April 8th Solar Eclipse
"We look forward to our solar eclipse in Pass Christian." Melanie Walrod a youth services librarian is one of many south Mississippi residents who are waiting to see this shot…
10/13 - Jeff Vorick's "Cold Front/Partial Solar Eclipse" Weekend Forecast
Skies will clear out for the first portion of the evening and overnight hours but temperatures will remain mild ahead of a cold front. It will…
10/13 - Trey's "Continued Clearing" Friday The 13th Evening Forecast
The weather pattern across the Gulf Coast shifted multiple times throughout the past week. Most notably, heavy rain and strong winds were the focus of the…
Save the date: One year until total solar eclipse sweeps US
NEW YORK (AP) — Dust off your eclipse glasses: It’s only a year until a total solar eclipse sweeps across North America. On April 8, 2024, the moon will cast its shadow across a stretch of the U.S., Mexico and…
8/21 - Payton Monday Evening Forecast
The solar eclipse of 2017 has come and gone, but left some neat things to look at! The moisture was on the return into the area today, along with a disturbance in the Gulf of Mexico, which is moving our…
Eclipse Day draws crowd to INFINITY Science Center
Thousands of people have traveled across the country for the best view of the 2017 solar eclipse. Many on our Coast and beyond caught a glimpse of the moment in history at the INFINITY Science Center in Hancock County. The…
8/21 - Payton's Monday Afternoon Forecast
The eclipse will happen from noon until 3:00 pm, but the max eclipse will be at 1:31 pm. Remember to use special solar eclipse glasses to view the event.
8/20 - Payton's Solar Eclipse Forecast
Tomorrow is the big day across the United States! The solar eclipse will be at its max around 1:30 pm.
Frustration stirs after eclipse glasses giveaway
With Monday’s solar eclipse just days away, people around the Coast are on the hunt for safety glasses. After a short-lived two thousand pair giveaway at Edgewater Mall in Biloxi, many parents and kids went home without eclipse glasses. Parents…
Solar eclipse preparation at Saucier Elementary
This coming Monday people across the country will be able to experience a solar eclipse. Something we haven’t seen in 38 years. Many schools across the state are getting ready since students will be in class for much of the…
Stay safe while viewing the solar eclipse
With all the fakes floating around the internet, you’ll want to make sure to get proper, NASA approved eye protection for the solar eclipse on Monday. News 25 spoke with a health care official to find out exactly what you…
Edgewater Mall giving out free eclipse glasses
With all the fakes floating around the internet, you’ll want to make sure to get proper, NASA approved, eye protection for the solar eclipse. If you’re wondering where you can find them on the Coast head on over to Edgewater…
8/15 - Payton's Tuesday Afternoon Forecast
Showers and thunderstorms have developed across the area as an unstable and very tropical air mass continues to dominate across the Mississippi Gulf Coast.