Why The 2024 Solar Eclipse Is A Huge Deal

You’ve heard people talking about the total solar eclipse coming up on April 8th, 2024 (this Monday)! Here’s why this particular eclipse is such a big deal...

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[SharewareWizard]

this eclipse only being visible to one half of the planet should put an end to all that flat earth debate, right?....right?!?

[niklasneighbor]

There was a solar eclipse where I live when I was 7.
Our class spent the whole week preparing for it, handing out those glasses etc.
when the day of the eclipse arrived… we had the thickest fog I had ever witnessed. Couldn’t see neither sun nor moon.
The newspaper the next day published a "photo of the solar eclipse" in our town the next day, which was just a blank white image.

[sadieandpeter]

I live directly in the path of totality and it was SO cool! It immediately felt like nighttime and it got way colder too. I also saw the crescent shaped shadows! It was such a cool experience, especially knowing a full total eclipse wont happen in the same area for another 400 years!

[lavieenrose-]

I live in Canada and when it happened, thick clouds covered the sky so we couldn’t see the solar eclipse. But right after it happened, the sky cleared up and had a perfect sunny weather. 😢

[mentat]

When I was in college 30 years ago I took an astronomy class and the professor was an eclipse chaser. I hope she has a good spot to see this one.

[kn]

I’m in Cleveland and we got to see the total eclipse! You immediately feel the temperature drop, wind picks up, and we could look at the sun without eclipse glasses when the moon is exactly over it. It looks insane in person. Photos don’t do it justice. I’m so grateful I got to experience this :)

[chicken]

I hope to see a total solar eclipse in my lifetime, it sounds incredible.

[Ron_EZ]

Yeah the eclipse was a bummer in San Antonio TX!
It was way too cloudy! 😕😭

[budgetnot]

Sad I live outside the path, and have no chance to get there. I am a fan of space and a total solar eclipse would be insane for me to see. Anyone who sees it, I wish you have a great time.

[thatonegirl]

It was fun bc my Dad told us to come to his work, me, his coworkers who are like my family, and my parents watched it together. Moments where people come together laughing or in a sense of awe are so cool and moments I'll remember forever.

[tnwhiskey]

You're right, it is amazing how they have used the saros cycle to predict eclipses for thousands of years.

[doctorjango]

I was in the path of totality during the 2017 eclipse. Don't miss it if you're near. It's pretty amazing.

[penguinpaddle]

It's so sad that my area completly misses the solar eclipses for like another 100 years or even more😭. But I did experience 2 partial solar eclipses, but one was on a cloudy day

[newmanhiding]

Saw it in Dallas yesterday. Most amazing thing I’ve ever seen.

[Ginger.]

As someone in the zone it was crazy. Dropped what felt like 10-15 degrees and the view of the corona was amazing.

[wmrustycox]

There was an eclipse when I was a kid in the 60s... our teacher had told us not to look directly at the sun ..especially during this event... but she taught us how to make our own, "camera obscura" using an old cardboard box... it was so cool.
Fast forward several decades...I remember what she had taught us ... and made a "camera obscura" to view another eclipse in the around 2019 or so.
Funny that I'd still be able to remember what she'd taught us... you know, teachers are great !!!
Thanx Ms Ballard (Birath)

[jacobbaumgardner]

Going right over my house, and the math says it’s won’t go over again for another 300 years. Wild.

[ChristineAnne-Marie]

The eclipse was literally the coolest thing I've ever seen. Being in the path of totality was insanely awesome!

[crazestyle]

This is the only time the sun loses staring contests. 😂

[raydenn]

The eclipse near Exmouth in Western Australia last April was a glorious spectacle.

Mercury popping into view at totality was unexpected. We only had a minute of total eclipse time.