Solar Eclipse 101 | National Geographic

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Published 2017-08-17

A total solar eclipse happens somewhere on Earth once every year or two. What is an eclipse? Learn more about how solar eclipses happen, the four types of eclipses, and how to view the sun safely if you're within the path of totality.
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Eclipse map adapted with permission: www.exploratorium.edu/eclipse

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All Comments (21)

@LavenousForever 6 years ago

She forgot to mention that fire benders loose their bending ability
@vikashtewari6748 6 years ago

The fire nation will never see this coming.
@fantasynx4730 21 days ago

Who's watching this for the 8th of April solar eclipse?
@kringe5459 4 years ago

when there is a solar eclipse and you slept through it
@marcuszarate1513 6 years ago

I'll close my left eye and peak through the right one. so if there is permanent damage I will still have one good eye to see through. problem solved
@miketython6554 6 years ago

I will look directly at the sun with no eye protection. It's the best way to experience this phenomenon. EDIT: I will use binoculars, my eyesight isn't what it used to be
@MrSpadeofAce 5 years ago

I saw the total eclipse of 1998 ... it was so fkn awesome.. every 400 years... it was a blessing to see it.
@sarthakshukla2392 3 years ago

Tomorrow is Total sun Eclipse.. Like if u r in 21june 2020
@carribbeanvixen 6 years ago

The "diamond ring" is the perfect time to propose.
@nicolodeon05 6 years ago

Look at this solar eclipse with protection guys. You don't want to get blind.
@toonsteve9624 3 years ago

Solar Eclipse in real life: nothing bad happens Solar Eclipse in Terraria: Its time to die
@I_Am_Tomas 3 years ago

As my physic teacher used to say: you can look at the sun twice: first with one eye and second with another.
@EvanSerrano1988 6 years ago

I'll be looking directly through the hole in the piece of cardboard.....
@Thrillseeker420 6 years ago

I was in Corvallis, Oregon at the time, and I SAW THE WHOLE THING!! After THIRTY years of waiting, I FINALLY get to see a total solar eclipse! It was so AWESOME!! I had family there, so it was no trouble at all to find a place to stay. I really am lucky, I know that now. The drive back home was awful, but the eclipse was absolutely worth it. Funny thing, the drive there was EASY! No serious traffic at all going there, it was all in coming back. The next eclipse in the USA will be in April 2024, or so I read. I'll be sure to plan for a trip to the totality part then, too. Total solar eclipses truly are beautiful, I feel like I won the lottery.
@thangthirthu6146 3 years ago

Who is watching today due to solar eclipse sun 21 June 2020😁
@raamiztalpur3534 4 years ago

Tomorrow is a solar eclipse
@sbellaharris 6 years ago

I experience solar eclipse everyday. No, I mean every night.
@sarah-wo2rj 6 years ago

I love how most of the comments are saying how they would still look at it 😂
@DrAngelKins 21 days ago

Are people here because of the April 8th, 2024 eclipse?
@GuitarLessonsBobbyCrispy 2 years ago

I wonder if there are 'donut' solar eclipses on other planets/solar systems, where the moon is much smaller in the sky in relation to it's sun. It would create a ring or donut shape sun in the sky during an eclipse.