Total solar eclipse on April 8, 2024 in North America
This simple Google Earth Pro animation shows the lunar shadow movement across North America on April 8, 2024. Apart from the total shadow, other areas have been highlighted. They are related to some phenomena, which accompany the deep partial phase of solar eclipse like:
Baily's beads estimated range (grazing zone)
Opposite horizon brightening visibility,
Solar photosphere & prominences visibility
Possibility of seeing the solar corona under thin crescent sun conditions.
Data sources:
Eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov
Xjubier.free.fr
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