Enjoy the Solar Eclipses in the TX Hill Country!Get Ready for two total Solar Eclipses Coming to the US in 2023 & 2024IT'S NOT TOO EARLY TO START PLANNING FOR THE TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSESOn October 14, 2023, an annular solar eclipse will begin over the Pacific Ocean and will reach the USA at Oregon. After passing through California, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, Arizona, and New Mexico, the path of annular solar eclipse will bisect Texas. Show
In 2024, locations in Texas that fall within the path will experience totality for two minutes to nearly five minutes. According to NationalEclipse.com, "The centerline of the eclipse enters Texas, and the U.S., as it crosses the Rio Grande River at the Mexico-U.S. border at approximately 12:10pm CDT, with totality beginning in that location at about 1:27pm CDT. As it exits Mexico and enters the U.S., traveling through the Texas Hill Country, the eclipse will have already reached its "point of greatest duration," that singular spot along every total solar eclipse centerline where the duration of totality is longer than anywhere else. That point is also the duration of totality "tipping point," meaning that the duration gradually increases along the centerline up until that point and then starts to decrease on the other side. In other words, for the 2024 eclipse, the duration of totality is all downhill in the U.S., with the longest durations in Texas and the shortest in Maine. Therefore, the path of totality in Texas will be considered a prime viewing destination on April 8. And since the point of greatest duration in Mexico is only a little more than 300 miles to the south of where the path of totality enters the U.S., the duration of totality on the centerline will only be a few seconds short of the eclipse maximum of 4 minutes and 28 seconds even a couple of hundred miles north of the border. If the longest durations of totality in the U.S. wasn't enough, Texas is also widely considered to have the best eclipse-day weather prospects in the country. More specifically, eclipse weather forecasting site eclipsophile.com points out that, in Texas, "the north [or west] side of the track has a notably sunnier April climate than the south [or east]." In general, the farther south you are for this eclipse, the better your weather odds. And you can't get any farther south along the path of totality in the U.S. than Texas." On Oct. 14, 2023, an annular solar eclipse will cross North, Central, and South America. This eclipse will be visible for millions of people in the Western Hemisphere. On Oct. 14, 2023, an annular solar eclipse will cross North, Central, and South America. Visible in parts of the United States, Mexico, and many countries in South and Central America, millions
of people in the Western Hemisphere can experience this eclipse. During an annular eclipse, it is never safe to look directly at the Sun without specialized eye protection designed for solar viewing. Review these safety guidelines to prepare for Oct. 14, 2023. A partial solar eclipse will be visible in all 48 contiguous U.S. states plus Alaska! This is the last annular solar eclipse that will be visible from the United States until June 21, 2039. Alaska is the only U.S. state in the path for that eclipse.  “X” marks the spot! The eclipse will pass over a part of Texas where a total solar eclipse will pass just six months later, in April 2024.
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How many eclipses will there be in 2024?2024 Featured Eclipses
Year 2024 has 5 eclipses, 2 solar eclipses and 3 lunar eclipses.
Where will eclipse of 2024 be visible?On April 8, 2024, a total solar eclipse will cross North America, passing over Mexico, United States, and Canada. On April 8, 2024, a total solar eclipse will cross North America, passing over Mexico, the United States, and Canada.
What will the 2023 eclipse look like?The solar eclipse of October 14, 2023, will be annular (ring-shaped) in a narrow path from Oregon to Texas to Central America and northern South America. It will be partial to the northeast and southwest. Yellow curves indicate how much of the Sun is covered by the Moon outside the path of annularity.
Where is the best place to see the 2023 solar eclipse?San Antonio and Corpus Christi, Texas
San Antonio is the biggest city in the path of the 2023 solar eclipse with the entire event visible from the city and many of its suburbs.
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