https://www.space.com/news/live/solar-eclipse-live-updatesTotal solar eclipse 2024: Live updates
On April 8, 2024, a total solar eclipse will be visible across the Americas.
Our total eclipse 2024 guide tells you everything you need to know, from how and where to watch it to why it's so special.
You can watch the total solar eclipse live here on Space.com.
During a total eclipse, the moon appears almost exactly the same size as the sun and blocks the entire disk for a few minutes. The stunning result is known as "totality" whereby observers can see the outmost layer of the sun's atmosphere — the corona — with the naked eye.
The 115-mile-wide (185 kilometers) path of totality will cross three states in Mexico, 15 U.S. states and four states in southeast Canada.
Unlike a total eclipse of the sun, concentrating its excitement into a few fleeting minutes, a partial eclipse can be watched leisurely from wherever one happens to be.
On April 8, 2024, viewers about 2,600 miles (4,200 km) on either side of the totality path will get a partial eclipse, with the moon initially making a slight dent in the sun's edge.
The April 8 total solar eclipse will be one of the longest and most visible for the U.S. in 100 years, with a maximum duration of 4 minutes 28.2 seconds. During the last 100 years, from 1925 (inclusive) to 2024, the maximum duration of totality of 75 solar eclipses sampled (including annular-total/hybrid and non-central total eclipses) averaged 3 minutes 13 seconds.
Our upcoming total solar eclipse on April 8, will achieve a maximum duration of 4 minutes 28.2 seconds in north central Mexico. Among the 75 solar eclipses that we sampled, 29 belong to the "Four Minute or Greater Club" and the
April 8 eclipse ranks among the top 25% in terms of duration.If you're after a unique way to experience the total solar eclipse on April 8, 2024, then consider a road trip.
On that day, a path of totality 115 miles wide (185 kilometers) will stretch across parts of three Mexican states, 15 U.S. states and five Canadian provinces.
It will be an exciting space event not to be missed but it's also an excellent opportunity to explore. Whether you're a stargazer, history buff, or space enthusiast, here are six road trip options to make the total solar eclipse a memorable experience.
On average, the path of totality will be 115 miles (185 kilometers) wide as it crosses northern Mexico, parts of 15 U.S. states and five Canadian provinces, but people at the center and those at the edge will have a different viewing experience.
If you're aiming to experience totality then stay away from the very edge of the path but there is no need to obsess over the centerline.
The closer you get to the centerline, the less difference it makes in duration. Given that crowds will go to locations right on the centerline, it makes sense to go somewhere just shy of it.
A total solar eclipse is a dynamic event that can be complicated to understand. For example, totality is only on the menu for those within a narrow path stretching across North America. It's only 115 miles wide. Everyone else in North America will see an under-whelming partial solar eclipse. But it also matters where you are within the path of totality.
Experiencing a total solar eclipse doesn’t require any scientific knowledge, but it does require some planning and decision-making. Here are some common mistakes would-be eclipse-chasers make.
Texas could see a million visitors for the total solar eclipse on April 8, 2024, while half a million could travel to Indiana and Ohio, according to new eclipse visitation estimates from eclipse cartographer Michael Zeiler at GreatAmericanEclipse.com.
You may have heard about specific events, cities promoting themselves and beauty spots that would make ideal eclipse-observing locations. But where will people actually go on April 8?
Eclipse Island, Corona and Moon Island are just some of the places you can watch the total solar eclipse on April 8.
Here we've rounded up eclipse-related place names located within the path of totality along with the local time and duration of totality.
Seven years ago, the path of totality was relatively remote. This time, on April 8 2024, it will pass by some vast cities and metropolitan areas, ranging northeast from Texas through Maine. Only from within this path will it be possible to witness totality for up to 4 minutes and 26 seconds.
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