![]() Our world is so different from theirs, but the astronomical phenomena have not changed…. “Ancient Babylonians observed eclipses, tried to predict when they would come, and used them as omens. ![]() “People have been watching eclipses for thousands of years,” Hebb says. While solar eclipses themselves aren’t rare - they occur about twice a year - the relative sizes and distances of the Earth, the moon and the sun means there’s only “a tiny place on Earth where the sun will be exactly behind the moon,” explains Associate Professor of Physics Leslie Hebb. The next total solar eclipse to pass directly over HWS will not occur for another 400 years. The path of totality - the trajectory along which the moon completely obscures the sun - will pass through Western New York, Geneva and the Hobart and William Smith campus, offering observers from the Colleges’ community an unparalleled view. One year from now, a total solar eclipse will cross North America, running from Mexico, through the U.S. Mark your calendars: the Hobart and William Smith campus will be in the path of totality for the Apsolar eclipse.
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