Achi news desk-
Dallas –
Whether you saw the moon completely block the sun, were thwarted by cloudy weather or weren’t in the path of Monday’s total solar eclipse, there are still more chances to catch a glimpse.
Here’s what you need to know about the upcoming sunglasses:
When will the next total solar eclipse be?
Total solar eclipses occur about every one or two or three years, due to the exact alignment of the Sun, Moon and Earth. They can occur anywhere on the globe, usually in remote areas such as the South Pacific.
Save the date: The next total solar eclipse, in 2026, will pass over the northern fringes of Greenland, Iceland and Spain.
When will the next rule be visible from the US and Canada?
The next taste of totality in the US comes in 2033 when a solar eclipse brushes Alaska and Russia. And in 2044, one will cross Greenland and western Canada, touching the territories of North Dakota and Montana.
A solar eclipse on the scale of Monday’s event won’t happen again until August 12, 2045.
“But it would be pretty spectacular,” said Mary Urquhart, a planetary scientist at the University of Texas at Dallas. “It goes from coast to coast.”
This eclipse will first greet viewers in Northern California, crossing Utah, Colorado and Mississippi on its way to Cape Canaveral, Florida.
What are other celestial events besides solar eclipses?
Eclipse glasses can be reused to look for sunspots – planet-sized dark spots that appear on the Sun due to entangled magnetic fields.
A partial lunar eclipse in September will be visible over Europe and much of Asia, Africa, North America and South America.
Several meteor showers and a supermoon will grace the sky by 2024, as they do every year.
Space enthusiasts can also visit a local planetarium or science center. The planetarium at Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana, will remain open the weekend after the eclipse to offer themed shows and a guided sunset meditation.
“People will want to come back and want to learn more,” said director Dana Thompson.
The Associated Press Health and Science Department is supported by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute Science and Educational Media Group. The AP is solely responsible for all content.
