I missed the last solar eclipse did you get to see it?
No I missed "The Great American Eclipse". It was a total solar eclipse visible across the US on August 21, 2017.
I missed it too. Do you know when the next one will be ?
The next total solar eclipse visible across North America will take place on April 8, 2024.
Six years away seems like a long time but I know they are rare
They are indeed. The longest duration of totality will be 4 minutes 28 seconds near the town of Nazas in Mexico.
That is not very long is it. What else can you tell me about solar eclipses I find it interesting
Solar eclipse
A solar eclipse occurs when a portion of the Earth is engulfed in a shadow cast by the Moon which fully or partially blocks ("occults") sunlight. This occurs when the Sun, Moon and Earth are aligned. Such alignment coincides with a new moon (syzygy) indicating the Moon is closest to the ecliptic plane. In a total eclipse, the disk of the Sun is fully obscured by the Moon. In partial and annular eclipses, only part of the Sun is obscured.
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Solar eclipse of August 21, 2017
The solar eclipse of August 21, 2017, dubbed the "Great American Eclipse" by the media, was a total solar eclipse visible within a band that spanned the entire contiguous United States, passing from the Pacific to the Atlantic coasts. As a partial solar eclipse, it was visible on land from Nunavut in northern Canada to as far south as northern South America. In northwestern Europe and Africa, it was partially visible in the late evening. In Asia, it was visible