Colorado To See Partial Solar Eclipse Thursday

DENVER (CBS4) - Much of Canada and the United States will be treated to a partial solar eclipse on Thursday, Oct. 23, in the last of a series of celestial events in 2014.

The next eclipse that will grace our skies will be a partial lunar eclipse in April 2015.

According to NASA, the eclipse will begin in Denver at 3:18 p.m., peak at 4:35 p.m. and be over by 5:44 p.m.

LINK: Eclipse animation

At its peak, the eclipse will cover nearly half of the sun.

Unlike an eclipse of the moon, it is dangerous to view a solar eclipse with the naked eye because the un-eclipsed part of the sun is still very bright.

Special filters are needed to safely view any type of solar eclipse. Below is a video with more details on this eclipse and how you can safely view it:

The forecast for Thursday is looking pretty good across Colorado for viewing the eclipse with plenty of sunshine and clear to mostly clear skies.