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10 phenomena to see and photograph during a total solar eclipse

By Jamie Carter last updated

From 'shadow snakes' and 'double diamonds' to Baily's beads and the corona, here's what you need to prepare for.

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Total solar eclipse 2024: How and where to watch online for free TODAY

By Daisy Dobrijevic last updated

On April 8, 2024, a total solar eclipse will be visible across North America. You can watch the action unfold live here.

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7 things to buy to safely watch and photograph a solar eclipse

By Jamie Carter last updated

The last total solar eclipse was a natural phenomenon, and you can prepare to safely observe the next one.

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A girl poses inside a dorm room at SUNY Potsdam in New York.

Chasing the 2024 solar eclipse means dorm life for some New York spectators (including me)

By Tariq Malik published

I really thought I left dorm life behind 20 years ago. But just when I thought I was out, the 2024 total solar eclipse pulled me back in.

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The whitish hair-like structure around the Sun is called the "Corona", and can only be seen and photographed during the moment of totality, when the Sun is completely hidden by the Moon. -

The total solar eclipse 2024 is happening today! Here's what you need to know

By Daisy Dobrijevic published

A total solar eclipse will be visible across North America on April 8 and millions are ready to watch.

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El Castillo pyramid illuminated at night under a starry sky in Chichen Itza, Mexico, one of the largest Maya cities.

Maya nobility performed bloodletting sacrifices to strengthen a 'dying' sun god during solar eclipses

By Kimberly H. Breuer published

The Maya created a complex calendar system to regulate their world — one of the most accurate of pre-modern times.

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In and around totality — the brief moments during a total solar eclipse when the moon fully hides the sun — the sudden shift from light to darkness can profoundly change color perception.

Coding the cosmos: Building an app for the total solar eclipse 2024 (op-ed)

By Pedro Braganca published

We built an app for the 2024 solar eclipse and here's why it's a labor of love.

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An english setter wearing eclipse glasses

My dogs and I watched the 2017 total solar eclipse, but we won't travel for this one

By Jeff Spry published

An account of the 2017 "Great American Eclipse" as viewed from Oregon — with my dogs.

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A total solar eclipse is seen on Aug. 21, 2017 above Madras, Oregon.

Which places on Earth witness the most solar eclipses?

By Robert Lea published

In the buildup to the April 8 total solar eclipse, researchers set about discovering how often cities experience eclipses and where, if anywhere, on Earth witnesses the most of these events.

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April 8's total solar eclipse is inextricably linked to one in Mexico, the U.S. and Canada on March 7, 1970, seen here..

The 5 stages of the 2024 total solar eclipse explained for April 8

By Robert Lea published

The biggest natural astronomical event of 2024, April 8's total solar eclipse, is almost here. Here is how the event will path out on the path of totality it sweeps across.

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