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The solar eclipse of August 21, 2017, dubbed the "Great American Eclipse" by some media, [1] was a total solar eclipse visible within a band that spanned the contiguous United States from the Pacific to the Atlantic coasts.
At this point, the longest measured duration in which the Moon completely covered the Sun, known as totality, was during the solar eclipse of July 22, 2009. 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 lone hybrid eclipse, of which its total eclipse portion passed over Idaho, occurred on April 28, 1930. The most recent total solar eclipse in Idaho was on August 21, 2017; the most recent annular solar eclipse was on October 14, 2023; and the most recent partial solar eclipse was on April 8, 2024.
The moon's shadow will sweep across the from Oregon to South Carolina on August 21, 2017 -- and it'll be like nothing you've ever seen.
Are you traveling to the path of totality for the April 8 solar eclipse? These Pocono residents did so in 2017.
There was a significant increase in fatal car crashes in the United States around the time of the 2017 total solar eclipse, a new analysis shows.
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 the Earth, totally or partially. By location [ edit ]
For Americans that missed out on this astonishing phenomenon, the next total solar eclipse is in 2024. RELATED: Photos from 2017's total solar eclipse. Profound discovery of 10 new Earth-sized planets