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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.
The 2024 solar eclipse will begin at 1:58 p.m. and reach maximum totality, or coverage, around 3:14 p.m. in Detroit and southeast Michigan. It will conclude with a final partial eclipse at 4:27 p ...
An estimated 31.6 million people live in the path of totality for 2024’s solar eclipse, compared to 12 million during the last solar eclipse that crossed the U.S. in 2017, per NASA.
March 4, 2024 at 1:04 AM. In just a few weeks, residents in Pennsylvania will be able to watch a spectacular show in the sky − a total solar eclipse. "This is the must-see astronomy event," said ...
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. The most recent partial solar eclipse was on April 8, 2024, and the next partial solar eclipse will occur on March 29, 2025. [9]
An annular solar eclipse will occur at the Moon’s descending node of orbit on Wednesday, October 2, 2024, [1] with a magnitude of 0.9326. 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 ...
Solar Eclipse 2024: 35 photos that show the rare astronomical event in all of its glory. Yahoo News Photo Staff. April 8, 2024 at 3:36 PM. Yurem Rodriquez watches as the moon partially covers the ...
2024 September 18 September 2024 lunar eclipse: 2024 October 2 Solar eclipse of October 2, 2024: 2026 August 12 Total solar eclipse near lunar perigee 2027 February 6 Annular solar eclipse: 2027 August 2 Total solar eclipse: 2027 August 7 Asteroid (137108) 1999 AN 10 will pass within 388,960 km (0.0026 AU) of Earth. 2028 January 12 Partial ...