Since April 8, when I witnessed a total solar eclipse, I have been feeling more and more melancholic. It’s not because I was disappointed, or because my vantage point wasn’t ideal, or because of some depressing epiphany I had watching the moon turn our planet’s star into a wispy white halo. I’ve been struggling all … Read more
The moon darkened the daytime sky as it swept across North America during a total solar eclipse on Monday (April 8), thrilling tens of millions of skywatchers who had their eyes glued to the sky. All of North America and Central America experienced a partial solar eclipse, but only those areas within the path of … Read more
A total solar eclipse has begun. The totality lasts a maximum of 4 minutes and 28 seconds in certain places. The solar eclipse will cross North America, darkening the sky along a path through Mexico, the United States and Canada. Here’s the latest: TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE BEGINS IN NORTH AMERICA OVER MEXICO A total solar … Read more
A dramatic image of the sun at ‘solar maximum’ will await eclipse hunters April 8, 2024, during the total solar eclipse in North America. Only those within a 200 km wide path of totality can glimpse the Sun’s corona – the warmer outer atmosphere – with their naked eyes during totality. Only during the exact … Read more