The result is that the longest possible duration of totality is 7 minutes 32 seconds. This is caused by the nature of the cosmos as Earth and the Moon orbit not in perfect circles, but ellipses - so Earth is not always the same distance from the Sun and the Moon is not always the same distance from Earth. If you skipped the last one, keep in mind that there won’t be another cross-country eclipse for two decades - don’t miss out this time! Astronomy: Roen Kelly AFTER Michael Zeiler The nitty-grittyĮvery eclipse has a different length of totality. And, if you saw the 2017 eclipse, you’re no doubt already planning to head to the path of totality when the Moon’s shadow again crosses the contiguous 48 states on April 8, 2024. 21, 2017, the first to cross the country since 1979. experienced the much-anticipated total solar eclipse of Aug. Don’t miss your chance to experience it again in 2024. The Great American Eclipse drew millions to totality in 2017.
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