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A combination of two images taken during a total solar eclipse in 2009 on the board of the ship in neighborhood of Iwo Jima Island. Credit: Marta and Michal Zolnowski

2024 Solar Eclipse, Observing, The Sun, Upcoming Events

How long will the solar eclipse last? A max of 4:28 along the path of totality

Observing, The Sun, Upcoming Events

The ‘devil comet’ will be visible during the 2024 total solar eclipse

This map shows the extent of the Moon’s outer shadow (penumbra) and inner shadow (umbra), where totality is seen. The black ovals depict the Moon’s shadow at five-minute intervals.

2024 Solar Eclipse, Observing

Maps of totality for the 2024 eclipse

2024 Solar Eclipse, Observing, The Sun, Upcoming Events

20 of the best places to view the 2024 total solar eclipse

The Moon, The Sun

What are solar eclipses and how often do they occur?

Eclipse

Astrophotography

How to choose a camera for the eclipse

Science, The Sun

These are the most noteworthy solar eclipses

The author’s grandchildren view the partial phases of the 2017 eclipse with a homebuilt Advanced Safe Solar Viewer.

2024 Solar Eclipse

Eclipse viewing made simple

Observing, The Sun, Upcoming Events

Solar eclipse 2024: How, when and where to see it

Aurora Borealis

Join Astronomy for an Icelandic eclipse adventure

The total solar eclipse of November 1966 as seen by the Gemini 12 astronauts while in space.

Human Spaceflight, The Sun

57 years ago, two astronauts saw the first solar eclipse from space

The author’s photo-illustration attempts to capture the unusual appearance of totality, as seen during the April 20, 2023, hybrid solar eclipse near Com, East Timor.

The Moon, The Sun

Secret Sky: A topsy-turvy eclipse