#Total Solar Eclipse 8 April 2024 - Mexico USA & Canada

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Jet airplane flying through totality in Arkansas

Total Solar Eclipse, 8 April 2024 [As its trajectory was viewed across Mexico, USA & Canada]

Photograph by Kendall Rust

Jet airplane flying through totality in Arkansas

Total Solar Eclipse, 8 April 2024 [As its trajectory was viewed across Mexico, USA & Canada]

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April 8 2024 total solar eclipse

Image taken from NASA

Areas in Mexico, the USA and Canada along the centre path of the eclipse, marked above in yellow, will see the moon completely block the sun for 3-4 minutes. Pretty much all of north america (except alaska) will experience partial phases of the eclipse, but most people who've experienced a total phase will say that the darkness of a total eclipse is an incomparable, once-in-a-lifetime experience. I've never seen one myself but I hope as many people as possible get to see it.

The timing and visibility of a solar eclipse depends greatly on location! TimeAndDate.com is a good website that shows fully detailed maps of the eclipse and the exact times for any location.

Viewing the sun can easily blind you if you don't take safety precautions. Safety guidelines from NASA here.

Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks

Photo by Adam Block (astrobin link) | He made a video about this photo too if you're curious how he took it

At magnitude 5, this comet is currently just barely naked-eye visible, only from northern hemisphere dark skies, just after sunset. To the naked eye, it would only look like a fuzzy circle with a tiny tail, not as pretty as the pic above (taken with long exposure photos). Not a spectacle of a comet (that's for the next section), but certainly fun for binocular/telescope viewing or astrophotography.

Predictive magnitude curves for 12P over time

Left: astro.vanbuitenen.nl | Right: cobs.si

The comet is expected to brighten to around magnitude 4 over the next month. It'll remain visible after sunset in the northern hemisphere for about the next month before it becomes too low on the horizon to see. At the same time, it'll start to become visible in the southern hemisphere after sunset, where it'll remain magnitude 4-6 for a month.

A comet's location and visibility depends greatly on location and time, it's best to search up comets a sky atlas like Stellarium (it's searchable on the pc program and the app, doesn't seem to be on the web program) or SkyGuide, to be able to find it from your location.

C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS

Predictive magnitude curves for C/2023 A3 over time

Top left: astro.vanbuitenen.nl | Top right: cobs.si | Bottom: theskylive.com

This comet will be visible September and October this year. Maximum magnitude predictions for this comet range from magnitude +2, 0, -2, -4. The details of this comet are unpredictable until it reaches the inner solar system, but currently it seems likely to become a considerable naked-eye visible comet, much better than 12P/Pons-Brooks. If it reaches negative magnitudes, it might even become the brightest comet since comet McNaught in 2007!

Comet McNaught | Image taken from wikimedia commons

For reference, comet McNaught (above) reached about magnitude -5.5 on 13 Jan 2007. This pic was taken 20 Jan 2007, as it appeared at about magnitude -1. Very low chance we'll see a comet exactly like this again, so dont set your expectations this high. But nevertheless, a comet reaching negative magnitudes would be a sight to see.

C/2023 A3 will be visible in both hemispheres before sunrise for the last 2 weeks of September and a bit into October. Then it'll be too close to the sun to see for about 2 weeks, then after 13 Oct it'll become visible from both hemispheres after sunset, quickly dimming to invisibility over 2 weeks.

Again, comet visibility depends on time and location, so check a sky atlas like Stellarium for specifics.

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2023 April 18

Map of Total Solar Eclipse Path in 2024 April Image Credit: NASA, Science Visualization Studio

Explanation: Would you like to see a total eclipse of the Sun? If so, do any friends or relatives live near the path of next April's eclipse? If yes again, then you might want to arrange a well-timed visit. Next April 8, the path of a total solar eclipse will cross North America from western Mexico to eastern Canada, entering the USA in southern Texas and exiting in northern Maine. All of North America will experience the least a partial solar eclipse. Featured here is a map of the path of totality. Many people who have seen a total solar eclipse tell stories about it for the rest of their lives. As a warmup, an annular solar eclipse will be visible later this year -- in mid-October.

∞ Source: apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap230418.html

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[Total Solar Eclipse 2024] Fascinating and spectacular collaboration! What is the course of the North American Continent in 2024? How will it happen? What is the greatest mystery of the sun? In-depth explanation.

📝Table of Contents 📝📝 -------- 0:00 How it happens 2:39 The speed of the shadow 3:25 What is the biggest mystery of the sun? 5:05 Solar Observation Satellite Hinode 5:50 The 11-year solar activity cycle 6:35 Explanation of the course of the North American continent 10:33 Tips on how to see the eclipse longer 12:25 The moon leaving the earth

On April 8, 2024, North America will be treated to a spectacular celestial event: a total solar eclipse. This eclipse will be visible on the east coast side of the North American continent, including parts of the United States, Mexico, and Canada.

During the total solar eclipse, the Moon will pass directly between the Earth and the Sun, casting its shadow on the Earth's surface. As a result, the sun will be completely hidden and the area within the total eclipse will be shrouded in darkness for a short period of time.

The total eclipse zone, where the total eclipse will be visible, will extend across North America and will provide excellent viewing opportunities for millions of people. Cities within this path, including Dallas, Indianapolis, Cleveland, Buffalo, and Montreal, will experience the full eclipse.

For those lucky enough to be in the path of totality, witnessing the total solar eclipse will be an unforgettable experience. The sky will be dark as twilight, stars will be visible, and the corona, the outer atmosphere of the sun, will be visible as a shining halo around the sun that is no longer visible.

Outside the range of the total solar eclipse, a partial solar eclipse will be visible, in which only part of the Sun will be covered by the Moon. This partial solar eclipse will be visible over a much larger area outside of the East Coast.

The total solar eclipse on April 8, 2024 promises to be a breathtaking event that will bring people together to marvel at the beauty and wonder of the universe. For those interested in astronomy or simply wanting to witness one of nature's most awe-inspiring phenomena, this is an opportunity not to be missed.

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APOD: Map of Total Solar Eclipse Path in 2024 April (4/18/23) Would you like to see a total eclipse of the Sun? If so, do any friends or relatives live near the path of next April's eclipse? If yes again, then you might want to arrange a well-timed visit. Next April 8, the path of a total solar eclipse will cross North America from western Mexico to eastern Canada, entering the USA in southern Texas and exiting in northern Maine. All of North America will experience the least a partial solar eclipse. Featured here is a map of the path of totality. Many people who have seen a total solar eclipse tell stories about it for the rest of their lives. As a warmup, an annular solar eclipse will be visible later this year -- in mid-October.

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Texto e imágen tomada de la página de Instagram de @skyalertmx

COMIENZA LA CUENTA REGRESIVA...

Falta 1 año para el #EclipseTotalDeSol Desde Mazatlán hasta Piedras Negras será total, en el resto del país será parcial. 🌎🌓☀️ Porcentaje de Sol que será ocultado por la Luna en algunas ciudades:

CDMX: 74%

Gdl: 90%

Mty: 95%

Pue: 70%

Ver: 65%

Tj: 54%

Consulta este mapa interactivo para saber qué porcentaje de Sol será ocultado en tu localidad:

http://xjubier.free.fr/en/site_pages/solar_eclipses/TSE_2024_GoogleMapFull.html?Lat=19.17620&Lng=-96.15512&Zoom=8&LC=1

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Photograph by Rami Ammoun

Total Solar Eclipse, 8 April 2024 [As its trajectory was viewed across Mexico, USA & Canada]

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At Least 32 Million People Will See The ‘Great North American Eclipse,’ The Most Watched Celestial Event In History

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At Least 32 Million People Will See The ‘Great North American Eclipse,’ The Most Watched Celestial Event In History

In almost exactly three years there be will a dramatic total solar eclipse across North America. On Monday, April 8, 2024, those in Mazatlán, Mexico will experience totality—when the Moon blocks the Sun—for a whopping 4 minutes 26 seconds. A moonshadow will then move across the continent enveloping in darkness those in Dallas, Indianapolis, Cleveland, Buffalo and Burlington.

Hasn’t this all happened before? Yes it has. On Monday, August 21, 2017, a “Great American Eclipse” ripped across the continental U.S. from sea to shining sea—Oregon to South Carolina via Idaho, Wyoming and plenty of other lightly-populated areas. Totality peaked at 2 minutes, 41 seconds in Cerulean, Kentucky.

It’s going to be different in 2024—it’s going to be better … clear skies allowing. On April 8, 2024 it will be possible to experience 4 minutes 26 seconds of totality at Eagle Pass, Texas on the U.S.-Mexico border and 2 minutes 52 seconds as the Moon’s shadow departs the continent at Newfoundland, Canada. 

As well as this total solar eclipse lasting longer, the path of totality will be much wider. In 2017 it was between 60 and 70 miles wide. In 2024 it will be 120 miles wide as it arrives reducing to 100 miles as it departs. 

And this time a lot more people live within it and near that path of totality. 

The path of totality is important because only within its boundary can onlookers experience totality.

That means not only darkness in the day, but phenomenon such as beads of light around the Moon culminating in a “diamond ring” just before and after totality. And during totality it’s possible to see the Sun’s corona—it’s hot, white outer atmosphere that’s usually invisible—with naked eyes.

In short, only if you’re inside the path of totality do you see the Sun as it truly is—and what a breathtaking sight that is.

Either side of “the stripes” you’ll see only a 99% partial solar eclipse, which is—compared to totality—a non-event. Certainly not breathtaking.

The path of totality on April 8, 2024.

Michael Zeiler/GreatAmericanEclipse.com

“The 2024 total solar eclipse will be seen by many more people than in 2017,” said Michael Zeiler, a Santa Fe-based cartographer and eclipse-chaser who runs GreatAmericanEclipse.com. He thinks that 40-50 million Americans could witness totality this time around. That’s because 32 million Americans live inside 2024’s path of totality compared to 12 million in the 2017 path. “A remarkable circumstance for this eclipse is that the nation’s densely populated northeast metropolitan areas of New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Washington D.C., Chicago, St. Louis lie within a two or three-hour drive of totality,” he said. 

But city-dwellers will need to be really careful. “Make sure you’re in Dallas and not Fort Worth, and if you’re in Austin or San Antonio you got to make sure you’re in the right part of the city,” said Dan McGlaun, a veteran eclipse chaser who has devised an addictive 2024 eclipse simulator. Cities that will just miss out on totality include Detroit, Columbus, Cincinnati and Toronto. 

The best advice is to head for the centreline of the path of totality, which will maximise the duration of totality.

A total solar eclipse occurs on August 21, 2017, at Mary’s River Covered Bridge, in Chester, IL, … [+] USA. (Photo by Patrick Gorski/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

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The 15 U.S. states that will experience totality include Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine. In Canada it crosses Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland. 

However, there is also one distinct disadvantage that eclipse-chasers will have to endure in 2024 as compared to 2017. “The total solar eclipse in 2017 was in the hot month of August while 2024’s is in April so the temperature will be much cooler,” said Fred Espenak, a retired NASA astrophysicist and eclipse-chaser best known for his work on eclipse predictions. “In general, the weather prospects for much of the 2024 path are not as good as 2017.” 

The best advice? Head south—either to Mexico or to Texas—and stay mobile. After all, they don’t call it “eclipse-chasing” for nothing. 

Disclaimer: I am the editor of WhenIsTheNextEclipse.com (@TheNextEclipse on Twitter)

Wishing you clear skies and wide eyes. 

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These fleeting natural wonders are worth planning your next vacation around

The world’s most dramatic sights are all about timing.

The Vatnajökull ice caves, Iceland

Hundreds of shades of blue await you in one of nature’s most delicate, and fleeting environments; the ice cave. “It’s safe to visit the ice caves from November to March when it’s coldest outside, and they’re stable,” says Iurie Belegurschi at Iceland Photo Tours who takes groups into the ice caves within the vast Vatnajökull glacier in south east Iceland. “Most of them are formed by water running either through tunnels in the ice, or on the ground underneath the glacier.”

Source: Travel+Leisure

Sakura cherry blossom season, Japan

If a trip across Japan is on your bucket list, pencil-in springtime. Between February and March each year Japan’s treasured cherry trees bloom for just a couple of days, with hanami (cherry blossom viewing) parties held under the trees. It’s all gets very philosophical as 127 million picnicking people ponder the fleeting nature of life. Scientifically, it’s all about temperature; the blossoms begin in Kyushu in the south and sweep up the nation to Hokkaido in the north, with local TV stations carrying amusingly technical Cherry Blossom Forecasts of the ‘petal front’ (sakura zensen). Try late March in Tokyo at Shinjuku Gyoen or Ueno Park.

Source: Travel+Leisure

Red crab migration, Christmas Island

Think of the Great Migration and you’ll probably imagine herds of wildebeest and zebras crossing the Serengeti, but there’s another mass-movement of creatures that’s just as dramatic. Visit this remote island between November and December and you may witness between 40-120 million red crabs, who normally dwell in the forests, but make a beeline for the ocean at high tides to spawn. Christmas Island, which also draws tourists for its deserted beaches, hiking and game fishing, is most easily reached on a Virgin Australia flight from Perth.

Source: Travel+Leisure

Manhattanhenge, New York City

Have you taken the ultimate Manhattan sunset photo? Unless you’ve visited New York City on four specific days of the year, this Instagram favorite will remain elusive. For two days in May and two days in July, the Sun sets between skyscrapers on east-west streets, creating a perfectly composed sunset photo. The ultimate cause is the 23.5-degree tilt of the Earth’s axis in relation to its orbital path around the Sun, which makes sunrise and sunset points appear to slide back and forth across the horizon. But Manhattanhenge itself is unique because the city’s grid pattern was designed to exactly match the cardinal points, just as Stonehenge in England was built to align with the rising Sun at the summer solstice.

Source: Travel+Leisure

The Sea of Stars, The Maldives

You probably saw it in Ang Lee’s fantastical Life Of Pi movie, but blue bioluminescence is real. Some phytoplankton and algae living in the oceans produce blue light when they’re disturbed by tides or passing boats, and when they do, it’s spectacular. This marine bioluminescence — often called the Sea of Stars — is visible in many places around the world. Perhaps the most famous is Vaadhoo Island in the Raa Atoll in The Maldives, from where it’s easiest to see either side of a New Moon. Other destinations where bioluminescence can sometimes be seen include Puerto Rico’s Mosquito Bay, Leucadia north of San Diego, and Florida’s Navarre Beach.

Source: Travel+Leisure

The Fire Falls, Yosemite National Park, California

On the eastern side of El Capitan is a waterfall, Horsetail Falls, that occasionally glows bright yellow, orange and red. Caused by the Sun setting precisely in line with the Yosemite Valley for a few days in the third week of February, each sighting lasts just a couple of minutes. “You’re walking through a valley and all of a sudden a waterfall catches on fire,“ says photographer Dave Gordon. “A lot has to line up perfectly to make this exact moment happen––it’s intense to think about.” The phenomenon requires a horizon clear of cloud, and a lot of rainfall in the preceding months.

Source: Travel+Leisure

Total Solar Eclipse, Chile & Argentina

Why all the fuss about August’s Great American Eclipse? If you were in the Path of Totality and saw the stunning solar corona for a few minutes, you’ll know why the eclipse-chasing community just got much larger. Perhaps the ultimate natural experience, a Total Solar Eclipse happens when a New Moon perfectly aligns with the Sun from the perspective of a place on Earth. Being under the Moon’s shadow can take some serious forward planning, but luckily astronomers have calculated the schedules for the next 100,000 years. The next two Total Solar Eclipses are in Chile and Argentina on July 2, 2019, then December 14, 2020. The USA gets another turn on April 8, 2024.

Source: Travel+Leisure

Superbloom, southwest US

Occurring only once every few years between February and mid-March, a so-called Superbloom (botanists call it a Big Bloom) sees deserts get carpets of yellow, purple, pink and white flowers. “You can walk for miles through knee to waist deep Desert Gold sunflowers,” says Ed Madej, a retired geographer, botanist and volunteer researcher in Death Valley National Park, about 2016’s superbloom. “Three months prior it had been bare soil with scattered rocks.” Previous mass-flowering of flowers occurred in 1998 and 2005, and on average a superbloom happens every 11 years. Mojave Desert in California, the Colorado Desert subregion of the Sonoran Desert in California and Arizona, and the northern Chihuahuan Desert in New Mexico are where to keep an eye on.

Source: Travel+Leisure

The Neverending Storm, Lake Maracaibo, Venezuela

This one’s hard to miss if you make the journey. Though the very best time to go is the rainy season in October and November, some unusual meteorological conditions mean that Lake Maracaibo in Venezuela stages 10-hour lightning storms on about 300 days every year. “Sometimes you have lighting in each direction and find yourself in the middle of a whole armada of storms that last well after sunrise,” says photographer Jonas Piontek, The Lightning & Landscape Dude, who specializes in lightning shots. “You are isolated from everyone and nature puts on one of her best shows.” The best observation spot is Catatumbo Camp.

Source: Travel+Leisure

Northern Lights, Arctic Circle

The aurora occur because electrically charged particles from the Sun’s corona are constantly smashing into the Earth’s magnetic field and exciting oxygen particles. They get funneled into a constant, but shifting oval around both poles. In the north they’re visible most nights between September to April from between 65°N and 75°N magnetic latitudes (Alaska, Northern Canada and Scandinavia), but that’s only because true darkness at those latitudes becomes elusive in summer. Waiting for clear skies is the real problem, so plan a trip of at least a week. The jet-stream makes Iceland is by far the warmest place in the Arctic Circle, and among the easiest to fly to direct.

Source: Travel+Leisure

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Photograph by Deran Hall

Total Solar Eclipse, 8 April 2024 [As its trajectory was viewed across Mexico, USA & Canada]

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Photograph by Joshua Intini

Total Solar Eclipse, 8 April 2024 [As its trajectory was viewed across Mexico, USA & Canada]

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Photograph by Alfredo Juárez

Total Solar Eclipse, 8 April 2024 [As its trajectory was viewed across Mexico, USA & Canada]

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Photograph by Kuzco Khanda

Total Solar Eclipse, 8 April 2024 [As its trajectory was viewed across Mexico, USA & Canada]

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