On April 8, 2024, a total solar eclipse will cross North America. Here are some facts and stats about this exciting event.
Numbers in the News: Solar Eclipse
DANITA DELIMONT ON OFFSET (ECLIPSE); KIRK SIDES/HOUSTON CHRONICLE VIA GETTY IMAGES (SPECTATORS)
15
The number of U.S. states that will be able to view the total solar eclipse. A partial eclipse will be visible in parts of all 50 states.
123 MILES
The width of the shadow the eclipse will cast on Earth’s surface.
ABOUT 4 MINUTES:
The amount of time the moon will completely block the sun as it passes in front of it.
2044
The next year in which a total solar eclipse will be visible in the U.S.
EVERY 1.5 YEARS
How often a total solar eclipse is visible somewhere on Earth.
TAKE IT FURTHER: Will you be in the path of this eclipse? Check out “Back-to-Back Eclipses” in the September 25, 2023, issue of Science World.
SOURCE: NASA
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