![]() ![]() Remarkably, another total solar eclipse is coming to North America on April 8, 2024, just seven years after the last one. The 2017 total solar eclipse was the first to touch the "Lower 48" since 1979 and the first to span the U.S. If you were outside that path under clear skies somewhere else in North America (or northern South America), perhaps you saw a partial solar eclipse that day. Map courtesy Michael Zeiler, .ĭo you remember the total solar eclipse that crossed the continental United States from coast to coast on August 21, 2017? If you lived in, or traveled into, the 70-mile-wide path of totality, where the Moon completely blocked the Sun's bright face and turned day into night for a few minutes, you undoubtedly remember it well. Nearly everyone in North America will have a partial solar eclipse both days, weather permitting. Just six months later, on April 8, 2024, a total solar eclipse will sweep from Mexico to Texas to the Canadian Maritimes, plunging day into night and revealing the magnificent solar corona for anyone fortunate to be within the path of totality and under clear skies. On October 14, 2023, anyone under clear skies within a path that sweeps from Oregon to Texas and then through parts of Central and South America will see an annular ("ring") eclipse. North America will soon be treated to two major solar eclipses, when the Sun, Moon, and Earth align. ![]()
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