The day Jacobo Zabludovsky predicted the April 8 eclipse

• A total solar eclipse will occur on April 8, 202
• Jacob Zabludovsky predicted it over 30 years ago.
• NASA is conducting experiments during the eclipse.

We are just a few days away from witnessing one of the most fascinating spectacles nature has to offer.

On Monday, April 8, a total solar eclipse will be visible in various cities across Mexico, the U.S. and Canada.

This brings to mind the day Jacobo Zabludovsky predicted the April 8 eclipse.

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Who was Jacobo Zabludovsky?

The younger generations may not be not familiar with journalist and lawyer Jacobo Zabludovsky Kravesky.

For nearly three decades, he was at the helm of the 24 Horas news program, which aired Monday through Friday evenings on Televisa.

Many believed Zabludovsky’s words to be absolute truth, and indeed, he is considered the creator of this news format.

He passed away in Mexico City on July 2, 2015, at the age of 87.

Jacobo Zabludovsky eclipse prediction

NMás shared a video on YouTube where Jacobo Zabludovsky predicted the April 8 eclipse.

On July 11, 1991, alongside Talina Fernández, the journalist broadcast live during a total solar eclipse that was visible in Mexico.

«This we are seeing will not happen again until April 8, 2024, for the residents of the Mexican Republic,» Zabludovsky stated.

It’s important to remember that the eclipse was first seen in Baja California Sur at 11:23 am, then continued its path through more cities.

A journey through time

It could be said that this video, in which Jacobo Zabludovsky talked about the April 8 eclipse, stirred nostalgia among social media users.

Many remembered the exact moment they watched the sky darken during the day for several minutes.

Others feel fortunate to be able to experience this phenomenon once again on Monday.

«It took me on a journey through time. It feels like yesterday’s eclipse was in 1991,» one person commented.

NASA will conduct experiments during the eclipse

NASA will conduct various scientific experiments to study the upper atmosphere during the total solar eclipse on April 8.

As previously mentioned, it will be visible in parts of Mexico, the United States and Canada.

From the Wallops Island base in Virginia, NASA will launch three sounding rockets during the eclipse to study how Earth’s upper atmosphere is affected when sunlight momentarily dims over a part of the planet.

What’s the purpose of the NASA experiments?

«Rockets will be launched 35 minutes before the eclipse, then during totality, and then 35 minutes afterward.»

«The goal is to really study how the upper atmosphere,» explained NASA astrophysicist Georgia de Nolfo.

Additionally, several NASA WB-57F aircraft will be tasked with chasing the eclipse.

It will begin over the South Pacific Ocean, then make landfall in Mazatlán, and from there, continue its path over Mexico, the U.S. and Canada.