A total solar eclipse is one of the most amazing experiences on Earth.
When the moon passes in front of the sun, it blocks out the light of our star. A shadow is cast on Earth. The path of totality is where the moon covers 100 percent of the sun, and it's a strange transition from light to darkness.
The sky becomes very dark as if it were dawn or dusk. I witnessed bats flying out during the eclipse. Animals can be fooled by the sudden darkness.
On December 4, NASA streamed the event of the moon blotting out the sun as it passed over the frozen continent. You can still see what the sky looked like during the eclipse, even if you can't be in the remote, ice-clad continent. The space agency and the world were provided with the footage NASA streamed by researchers in the field.
The moon starts to pass in front of the sun in the recording. The total eclipse will last for one hour and seven minutes. Light around the moon appears when the sun is completely covered. We can't see the sun's corona when it's shining in the sky.
The moon is in front of the sun. NASA TV is a Screenshot.
A partial solar eclipse, in which the moon passes in front of the sun, can still be seen by people in the Southern Hemisphere who couldn't be perfectly aligned under the total solar eclipse.
The next solar eclipse will take place on April 20, 2023. On April 8, 2024, the following one will pass over a wide swath of the land from Mexico to Texas.
Make your plans.
