Watch: A total solar eclipse
Watch: A total solar eclipse
Learn about a total solar eclipse by observing it when it reaches totality.
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Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.It's a total eclipse of the Moon.
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Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.Watch as a shadow slowly crosses the Earth.
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Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.A solar eclipse is a celestial phenomenon occurring when the Moon appears to block out the Sun.
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NASA Scientific Visualization StudioLearn about the total solar eclipse of April 8, 2024, by watching this NASA visualization of the Moon's umbra—the darkest part of the Moon's shadow—as it crosses North America.
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Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.In ancient China, some thought a solar eclipse was actually a dragon devouring the Sun.
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Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.An overview of spatial relationships between the Sun, the Moon, and Earth during eclipses of the Sun and the Moon.