The Last Total Solar Eclipse

There's a total solar eclipse visible from some part of Earth every 18 months or so, but one day, there will never be another. When will the final total solar eclipse be, and will humanity be around to witness it?

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[J.A.huscher]

i don't know why I expected anything less than quite a long time but I'm glad I probably won't be alive by then

[caracatoacacepe]

I can't believe I won't be able to see a total solar eclipse in 1 billion years from now :(

[thegreatders]

Saw the Great American Eclipse, one of the coolest things I've ever seen. Really incredible how fast it becomes night, and just as suddenly its day again. The cheers and yells from the hundreds of people watching with us was an awesome sound too

[kirkmorrison]

I have seen two solar eclipses one in Virginia and one in South Carolina a few years ago. They are truly impressive sights both times birds got quiet as the sky darkened and bats came out for a few minutes

[glenngriffon]

I'm 41 and still never seen a total eclipse. I've seen one partial eclipse but never a total solar eclipse.
I hope I'll see one before I die.

[victoriaeads]

We went to the Tennessee Great Smoky Mtns for the 2017 US Eclipse. IT WAS AMAZING! Solar eclipses are most definitely proof that some things are MORE magical when you know how it's happening.

[kellydalstok]

As long as I’m able to watch a total eclipse for a second time, I will be perfectly happy, because it’s such a magical experience.

[adilsongoliveira]

I think it was 1994 or 95 when I saw a total solar eclipse. The small city I was living at that time was exactly in the middle of the umbra and the day was completely clear so it was perfect. I sent caution to heck and looked directly at the solar disk and could clearly see the corona. It was absolutely jaw-dropping. I remember it clearly and hope to, one day, see it again.

[Sheamu]

Went to Tennessee to see the last one in the US, it was amazing.

[tOSdude]

A total eclipse is expected to pass by my area next year. Exciting times.

[dreadnoughtus]

1:39 - Yeah, whenever I organise a party I always make sure I'm done at least a million years before the event.

[sunny_muffins]

2:26 I don`t know why but I always hate to think about the end life on planet earth. 
Not in a catastrophic way like in a movie - rather just a slowly but steady walk into an inevitable end.

[squirlez]

The sun isn't just getting brighter, it's also expanding. Maybe this just doesn't move the date an appreciable amount?

[beaker_guy]

Question: does anybody know if the more complex calculations took into account the fact that the diameter of the Sun's photosphere is actually increasingly as it ages as well? (So it's also going to get harder and harder for the Moon to block the entire thing for That reason as well.)
Thanks in advance!

[moirai]

Very informative video. I was surprised we have 600 million plus years. What about the converse, when was the first total eclipse - that is to say when did the moon's orbit settle into that sweet spot?

[pimpinaintdeadho]

It doesn't matter what your I.Q. is. When you see the totality of the eclipse your naked eyes, it feels like GOD is gazing his stare right over you. Truly humbling.

[jasonwebb]

I haven't gotten to see a total eclipse yet. I'm 46 and the closest I have ever gotten was back in the mid to late 80s. Had my dad drove us about 50 miles south, we would be seen it.
I tried a couple times to travel to witness one and both times it was cloudy.

[bryonfeliksa]

It wasn’t a coincidence, but a mathematical harmony.

[CatchThesePaws]

I saw the last one at a dentists appointment and missed out on the height of the eclipse, which wasn’t going to be a full one where I was anyway, but I still have mixed feelings about it lol.. I did get to see it a bit, but not as fully as I wanted to. I forget how old I was, but I will never forget what it looked like.

[Caterfree]

I remember when we had a partial solar eclipse a few years ago. Not only was I able to see it with the special glasses, but I also saw the partial eclipse through the shadows of my tree! It was so cool tbh!