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Lunar eclipse 20173/13/2024 ![]() That shaded band cutting across the US is the path of totality - which is about 70 miles wide. It’s the first time a total solar eclipse has passed from one coast to the other in 99 years. It’s because this eclipse is all American: the shadow of the eclipse will pass from the west coast of Oregon all the way to the east coast of South Carolina. ![]() So if eclipse s happen every 18 months or so, why is this one such a big deal? This month’s upcoming eclipse is a total solar eclipse, so the Sun will be completely covered. ![]() That’s when the Moon appears slightly smaller than the Sun in the sky and doesn’t completely cover up the solar disc, resulting in a “ring of fire.” There are also hybrid eclipses, when an eclipse switches from an annular one to a total one, or vice versa. When that happens, it’s an annular eclipse. And since the Moon’s orbit isn’t perfectly circular, sometimes it’s slightly farther away from the Earth when it passes in front of the Sun. Not all eclipses are the same: sometimes the Sun is totally covered, called a total solar eclipse, and other times the Moon only partially covers the Sun, which is a partial eclipse.
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