Don’t you get tired of watching the solar eclipse or did the clouds cover it? Here are the next ones

DALLAS (AP) — Whether you saw the moon completely cover the sun on Monday, were blocked by clouds or were not in the path of the total solar eclipse, there are more opportunities to see one.

Here’s what you need to know about upcoming solar shows:

WHEN WILL THE NEXT TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE BE?

Total solar eclipses occur approximately every two or three years due to the precise alignment between the Sun, Moon and Earth. They can occur anywhere on the planet, especially in remote areas like the South Pacific.

Save this date: The next one, in 2026, will pass over northern Greenland, Iceland and Spain.

WHEN WILL BE THE NEXT TOTAL THAT CAN BE SEE FROM THE US?

The next time the United States will have to witness the Moon completely cover the Sun will occur in 2033, when an eclipse passes through Alaska and Russia. And in 2044, one will cross Greenland and western Canada, touching parts of North Dakota and Montana.

But to witness one of the magnitude of what happened this Monday, we will have to wait until August 12, 2045.

“But it will be pretty spectacular,” said Mary Urquhart, a planetary scientist at the University of Texas at Dallas. “It will go from coast to coast.”

That eclipse will first greet those viewing it in Northern California, passing through Utah, Colorado and Mississippi on its way to Cape Canaveral, Florida.

WHAT OTHER CELESTIAL PHENOMENA ARE THERE BESIDES SOLAR ECLIPSES?

You can reuse your eclipse viewing glasses to look for sunspots — dark, planet-sized marks that appear on the Sun due to crossing magnetic fields.

In September a partial lunar eclipse can be seen over Europe and much of Asia, Africa, North and South America.

Several meteor showers and supermoons will also grace the skies until 2024, as they do every year.

Space fans can also visit planetariums and science centers in the areas where they live. 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 they will want to learn more,” said its director, Dayna Thompson.