Eclipse-watchers had to wait more than six years since the last total solar eclipse in the United States, which occurred in 2017. Prepare to wait a long time after the April 8 event, as the next opportunity will not come along soon.
Viewers in what is known as "the path of totality" witnessed the moon totally cover the sun, an opportunity that North Americans will not have again for more than 20 years. The next total solar eclipse in North America is not expected until 2044 or 2045.
"A total solar eclipse is one of the most spectacular things anyone can see in their lifetime," Virginia Tech astrophysics professor Nahum Arav told CBS News. The eclipse "looks like a black hole in the sky," said Arav, who observed the lines of totality in 1991 and 2017.
Monday's eclipse began at 11:07 a.m. PDT on the Pacific Coast of Mexico and subsequently progressed into Texas. The eclipse's visibility passed through 15 states, including Oklahoma, Illinois, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine, before moving north into Canada and exiting North America.
Even with poor weather in certain regions, millions of people from coast to coast witnessed a partial solar eclipse, in which the moon partially obscured the sun. Only those in the path of totality were able to experience the total solar eclipse's darkness.
When is the next total solar eclipse in the United States, following the 2024 eclipse?
Arav explained that solar eclipses occur approximately twice a year. "Eclipses happen all over the Earth evenly," he told CBS News, but the times when they occur are not consistent. That means that eclipses in North America can occur in a matter of years, if not decades.
Prior to the 2017 eclipse, the last total solar eclipse to traverse North America was in 1979. It was the first total eclipse in 99 years to sweep the whole continent.
Even though eclipses appear to occur at random, scientists can predict exactly when and where they will happen.
"There is no ambiguity, as we know exactly where it will land," Arav went on to say.
Arav predicts eight total solar eclipses viewable from North America in the twenty-first century, with one occurring every 12 years on average.
NASA predicts that the next total solar eclipse across North America will occur on August 23, 2044. However, The Planetary Society, a nonprofit organization committed to public interest in space, reports that the path of totality for this eclipse will only pass through three states.
According to Arav, the upcoming eclipse will be visible primarily in Canada.
Path of totality for the 2044 Total Solar Eclipse
The 2044 eclipse will begin in Greenland on August 23, 2044, and will travel across Canada.
The total solar eclipse of 2044 will be brief, with the most of it occurring in Canada. It will be visible from three US states: Montana, North Dakota, and South Dakota.
The total eclipse will pass through Williston and Dickinson, North Dakota, as well as Great Falls, Montana.
Path of totality for the 2045 Total Solar Eclipse
The next solar eclipse to cross a substantial area of the continental United States will occur in 2045, according to Arav. A solar eclipse will occur that year in the United States, Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Venezuela, Guyana, French Guiana, Suriname, and Brazil.
The total eclipse of 2045 will be seen in numerous states across North America as it moves coast to coast. According to Arav, the eclipse will begin in California and continue east before ending in Florida, as it did in 2017.
The total eclipse will be visible from a number of places in the United States, including Reno, Nevada, Colorado Springs, Colorado, and Orlando, Florida.
Future Solar Eclipses in North America beyond 2045
Scientists anticipate that eight total solar eclipses will occur in North America in the twenty-first century.
"Natural phenomena are like a Swiss clock," Arav went on to say. "We know exactly when and where they will appear."
Following the complete solar eclipses of 2044 and 2045, the next total eclipses in North America will occur in 2078 and 2099.
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Eclipse-watchers had to wait more than six years since the last total solar eclipse in the United States, which occurred in 2017. Prepare to wait a long time after the April 8 event, as the next opportunity will not come along soon.
Viewers in what is known as "the path of totality" witnessed the moon totally cover the sun, an opportunity that North Americans will not have again for more than 20 years. The next total solar eclipse in North America is not expected until 2044 or 2045.
"A total solar eclipse is one of the most spectacular things anyone can see in their lifetime," Virginia Tech astrophysics professor Nahum Arav told CBS News. The eclipse "looks like a black hole in the sky," said Arav, who observed the lines of totality in 1991 and 2017.
Monday's eclipse began at 11:07 a.m. PDT on the Pacific Coast of Mexico and subsequently progressed into Texas. The eclipse's visibility passed through 15 states, including Oklahoma, Illinois, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine, before moving north into Canada and exiting North America.
Even with poor weather in certain regions, millions of people from coast to coast witnessed a partial solar eclipse, in which the moon partially obscured the sun. Only those in the path of totality were able to experience the total solar eclipse's darkness.
When is the next total solar eclipse in the United States, following the 2024 eclipse?
Arav explained that solar eclipses occur approximately twice a year. "Eclipses happen all over the Earth evenly," he told CBS News, but the times when they occur are not consistent. That means that eclipses in North America can occur in a matter of years, if not decades.
Prior to the 2017 eclipse, the last total solar eclipse to traverse North America was in 1979. It was the first total eclipse in 99 years to sweep the whole continent.
Even though eclipses appear to occur at random, scientists can predict exactly when and where they will happen.
"There is no ambiguity, as we know exactly where it will land," Arav went on to say.
Arav predicts eight total solar eclipses viewable from North America in the twenty-first century, with one occurring every 12 years on average.
NASA predicts that the next total solar eclipse across North America will occur on August 23, 2044. However, The Planetary Society, a nonprofit organization committed to public interest in space, reports that the path of totality for this eclipse will only pass through three states.
According to Arav, the upcoming eclipse will be visible primarily in Canada.
Path of totality for the 2044 Total Solar Eclipse
The 2044 eclipse will begin in Greenland on August 23, 2044, and will travel across Canada.
The total solar eclipse of 2044 will be brief, with the most of it occurring in Canada. It will be visible from three US states: Montana, North Dakota, and South Dakota.
The total eclipse will pass through Williston and Dickinson, North Dakota, as well as Great Falls, Montana.
Path of totality for the 2045 Total Solar Eclipse
Read Also : What are the main differences between python 2 and Python 3?The next solar eclipse to cross a substantial area of the continental United States will occur in 2045, according to Arav. A solar eclipse will occur that year in the United States, Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Venezuela, Guyana, French Guiana, Suriname, and Brazil.
The total eclipse of 2045 will be seen in numerous states across North America as it moves coast to coast. According to Arav, the eclipse will begin in California and continue east before ending in Florida, as it did in 2017.
The total eclipse will be visible from a number of places in the United States, including Reno, Nevada, Colorado Springs, Colorado, and Orlando, Florida.
Future Solar Eclipses in North America beyond 2045
Scientists anticipate that eight total solar eclipses will occur in North America in the twenty-first century.
"Natural phenomena are like a Swiss clock," Arav went on to say. "We know exactly when and where they will appear."
Following the complete solar eclipses of 2044 and 2045, the next total eclipses in North America will occur in 2078 and 2099.