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The terrain north of Torreón, about 43 miles (70 km) inside the eclipse track, is shown here two years before the eclipse — on April 8, 2022.

2024 Solar Eclipse

Your eclipse weather forecast, according to cloud data since 1979

This 2017 total solar eclipse composition was taken in Wyoming.

2024 Solar Eclipse

How to take photos of the eclipse: 25 tips

This map shows the extent of the Moon’s outer shadow (penumbra) and inner shadow (umbra), where totality is seen. The black ovals depict the Moon’s shadow at five-minute intervals.

2024 Solar Eclipse, Observing

Maps of totality for the 2024 eclipse

Total solar eclipse

The Sky This Week from April 5 to 12: A Great North American Eclipse

Observing, The Sun, Upcoming Events

How to observe the Sun safely during a solar eclipse

Eclipse

Astrophotography

How to choose a camera for the eclipse

Only during totality is the stunning corona of the Sun visible, such as during the total solar eclipse of March 29, 2006, pictured here. You must be in the path of totality to see this unearthly sight, so plan accordingly.

2024 Solar Eclipse

A guide to the 2024 eclipse from Astronomy magazine

Eclipse over the Tetons - Totality Ends

Sky This Month: April 2024

Comet Pons-Brooks

The Sky This Week from March 29 to April 5: Comet Pons-Brooks puts on a show

The corona is made of hot, glowing plasma flying off of the Sun. It can only be seen when the Sun is completely eclipsed. Credit: Blake Estes

2024 Solar Eclipse, Observing, The Sun

The Great North American Eclipse: This Week in Astronomy with Dave Eicher

The lunar nearside

Every Full Moon, you can see the craters made famous in 2001: A Space Odyssey

Penumbral lunar eclipse

The Sky This Week from March 22 to 29: The Full Moon eclipsed