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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 total solar eclipse occurred at the Moon’s ascending node of orbit on Thursday, April 20, 2023, [ 1] with a magnitude of 1.0132. It was a hybrid event, a narrow total eclipse, and beginning and ending as an annular eclipse. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun thereby totally or partly obscuring the Sun for ...
Ten Minute Time Lapse Video of the Total Solar Eclipse on April 8, 2024, in Mazatlán, Mexico. Partial and annular phases of the solar eclipse of May 20, 2012. The Sun's distance from Earth is about 400 times the Moon's distance, and the Sun's diameter is about 400 times the Moon's diameter.
On April 8, the day of the eclipse, starting at 12:30 p.m., the Physics and Astronomy department will be hosting a free viewing event on both the Pentacrest and in the Sciences Library courtyard ...
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.
Why is the April 2024 eclipse special? During the April eclipse, the moon will be closer to earth than during the eclipse back in 2017 or the annular solar eclipse that occurred last year. The ...
From 1900 to 2100, the state of Tennessee will have recorded a total of 83 solar eclipses, one of which is an annular eclipse and two of which are total eclipses. The one annular solar eclipse occurred on September 1, 1951. Both of the total solar eclipses occurred on August 21, 2017 and April 8, 2024.
The total solar eclipse will be visible in parts of Mexico, Canada and more than 10 US states, while a crescent-shaped partial solar eclipse is expected to appear in 49 states — weather permitting.