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  2. List of solar eclipses visible from the United States - Wikipedia

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    From 1900 to 2100, the District of Columbia will have recorded a total of 78 solar eclipses, of which none were or will be total or annular eclipses. The District of Columbia is the only territory of the United States, except for Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, to not experience an annular or total solar eclipse from 1900 to 2100.

  3. Solar eclipse of April 8, 2024 - Wikipedia

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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.

  4. List of solar eclipses in the 21st century - Wikipedia

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    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 29 seconds. The eclipse of May 20, 2050, will be the second hybrid eclipse in the span of less than one year, the first one being on November 25, 2049.

  5. What ancient civilizations thought of solar eclipses

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    The eclipse begins at 6:25p.m. EST, and the total eclipse starts at 7:34 p.m. EST. Total solar eclipses can inspire a certain amount of awe, but they're nothing to be scared of.

  6. Solar eclipse of October 14, 2023 - Wikipedia

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    A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby totally or partly obscuring the image of the Sun for a viewer on Earth. An annular solar eclipse occurs when the Moon's apparent diameter is smaller than the Sun's, blocking most of the Sun's light and causing the Sun to look like an annulus (ring). An annular ...

  7. Arecibo Observatory - Wikipedia

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    The Arecibo Observatory, also known as the National Astronomy and Ionosphere Center (NAIC) and formerly known as the Arecibo Ionosphere Observatory, is an observatory in Barrio Esperanza, Arecibo, Puerto Rico owned by the US National Science Foundation (NSF).

  8. What to know about the company behind Puerto Rico's ... - AOL

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    A massive power outage blanketed most of Puerto Rico early Tuesday, leaving more than 1.2 million people without electricity. Here's what to know about the blackout and Luma Energy, which handles ...

  9. Mass power outages hit Puerto Rico on New Year's Eve ... - AOL

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    Puerto Rico's power company said it began working to restore power to the island early in the morning. By 10:30 p.m. local time, Luma Energy, the power company that supplies the territory, said it ...