MADRID, (EUROPA PRESS) – A total solar eclipse will cross North America on Monday, April 8, an event that has generated great scientific and citizen expectation.
The first place on land to experience the totality stage of the solar eclipse, in which the moon covers 100% of the solar disk, will be Mazatlán in Sinaloa, Mexico, with totality beginning at 17:17 UTC (11:07 local time).
Solar eclipses occur somewhere in the world about every year and a half, but in this case it will travel northeast through densely populated areas, starting in the interior of Mexico, the south and east of the United States, and southeastern Canada until exiting through Newfoundland at 19:43 UTC (17:13 local time). The total darkness time will exceed 4 minutes in some locations.
In the United States alone, more than 31 million residents of 15 states, from Texas to Maine, will have a front-row seat to witness the moment when the Moon covers the bright disk of the Sun, turning day into night for a brief moment. . There will not be another solar eclipse crossing the United States until 2045.
A solar eclipse occurs when the moon comes between the sun and Earth and casts a shadow on our planet. During a total solar eclipse, in locations within the path of totality (the 185-kilometer-wide path across North America), observers will be able to see the moon cover 100% of the solar disk.
NASA will take advantage of the event to launch sounding rockets and high-altitude aircraft to conduct research on aspects of the Sun and Earth that are only possible during an eclipse. The event will also be broadcast live:
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2024-04-08 04:35:52