On April 24, one would not like to miss the total solar eclipse over the United States. This is genuinely a golden opportunity for those who are ever excited to see and study eclipses.
The path of totality is where one would be able to see the total solar eclipse. The path is around 115 miles wide. The event, just like all major celestial events, is going to attract many travelers.
The last such great celestial event took place in 2017 in the month of August with the American eclipse. The solar eclipse of 2024 is going to be the last such great celestial event of a total solar eclipse. After this event, the next such incidence will occur after decades, on August 23, the year 2044.
Therefore, it is important to make plans for such an event in advance.
The total solar eclipse
The total solar eclipse will occur on April 8, 2024, which actually falls on Monday. It will occur at the Moon's ascending node. It is dubbed the Great North American Eclipse or the Great American Total Solar Eclipse and it will be visible across North America.
When does a total solar eclipse occur?
A solar eclipse takes place when the moon passes between Sun and the Earth. This scenario obscures the Sun's image from Earth.
Talking about a total solar eclipse it takes place when the apparent diameter of the Moon is greater than the Sun's apparent diameter. This blocks all the direct sunlight that turns the day into darkness.
The totality takes place merely in a narrow path across the surface of the Earth. The partial solar eclipse, however, can be seen over a surrounding region that may be thousands of kilometers wide.
The total solar eclipse in 2024
This total solar eclipse will occur just a day after perigee. At this time, the apparent diameter of the moon is going to be 5.5% greater than the average. The magnitude will be 1.0566. The totality's longest duration is going to be 4 mins 28.13 seconds around Nazas, Durango, Mexico along with the surrounding city of Torreon, Coahuila.
This eclipse is special ad it will be the very first total solar eclipse that can be seen from Canada after it was last possible in the year 1979, on February 26. In Mexico, the last such celestial incident took place on July 11, 1991. The last time such a huge celestial event took place in the United States was in the year 2017 on August 21. The one in the year 2024 is going to be the only total solar eclipse in the 21st century that can be seen in Mexico, Canada, and the United States.
Another important fact to consider is that this solar eclipse in 2024 is going to be the last solar eclipse that can be seen in the Continental US in decades. The next total solar eclipse in the Continental US will take place in the year 2045.
Talking about solar eclipses, the next solar eclipse will take place in 2024 on October 2.
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