The next total eclipse of the Sun on Long island, New York will be on May 1, 2079.
For few seconds
May 1, 2079. Better set your alarm now. Yes, I'm being completely serious. Well, except for the "alarm" part. It's very rare for any given location to experience a total solar eclipse. The next one on Long Island after that won't occur until 2144.
1 year
A solar eclipse lasts about 15 minutes
No, your eyes can be permanently damaged if you look at the solar eclipse for too long.
2 hours
It all depends
every 50 years
About 3 minutes!
usually about 3 minutes
At most 7 minutes. It depends on the eclipse. It can be much shorter than that.
The total phase of a total solar eclipse is never more than 7 minutes 29 seconds, and you would need to be exactly ON the midpoint of the eclipse track to get that.