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The solar eclipse of April 8, 2024, also known as the Great North American Eclipse, [1] [2] was a total solar eclipse visible across a band covering parts of North America, from Mexico to Canada and crossing the contiguous United States. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby obscuring the Sun.
A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby obscuring the view of the Sun from a small part of Earth, totally or partially.Such an alignment occurs approximately every six months, during the eclipse season in its new moon phase, when the Moon's orbital plane is closest to the plane of Earth's orbit. [1]
This total solar eclipse had a maximum duration of 6 minutes and 38.86 seconds. The longest possible duration of a total solar eclipse is 7 minutes and 32 seconds. The longest annular solar eclipse of the 21st century took place on January 15, 2010, with a duration of 11 minutes and 7.8 seconds. The maximum possible duration is 12 minutes and ...
The moon covers the sun during the total solar eclipse as viewed from Cerulean, Ky., on Aug. 21, 2017. (Timothy D. Easley/AP) (ASSOCIATED PRESS) Several airlines are offering special eclipse ...
How to enjoy, observe and photograph a total solar eclipse," is a comprehensive guide to the 2024 solar eclipse and is available as a multimedia eBook for Apple and Google tablets, a PDF version ...
A total solar eclipse won’t be visible again from the contiguous US until August 22, 2044, but totality will only occur over North Dakota and Montana, plus northern Canada.
A view of the Aug. 21, 2017 total solar eclipse from near Nashville, Tenn. Nearly 30 counties in New York state will be in the path of totality for the solar eclipse on April 8, 2024.
One total solar eclipse occurred on June 8, 1918, and the remaining three will occur on August 12, 2045; March 30, 2052; and May 11, 2078. The most recent total solar eclipse in Louisiana was on June 8, 1918; the most recent annular solar eclipse was on May 30, 1984; and the most recent partial solar eclipse was on April 8, 2024.