The Solar Eclipse struck Mexico, the south west point of BAJA California and strolled all the way up to the North East point of Maine in the United States to Canada on April 8, 2024. The event turned daylight into night in seconds. People all over the world were intrigued by this once-in-a-lifetime experience.  Many wanted to also witness the event either in person or televised.

According to Reddit user website, “DigitalQueen2020” around four million Americans traveled from all states to witness this once in 20 year event and gave almost 32 million people in the path of totality a free show. But what made this solar eclipse popular is that the path lined up with over 31 million Americans right in their own backyards.

A proper solar eclipse is a great and interesting sight to see. A full solar eclipse happens when, at just the right moment, the moon passes between the sun and earth and if you are in just the right place, the sun will be fully covered for up to four minutes turning sunny day time to darkness. With the right equipment and eyeglasses, individuals could see the sun’s corona.  People could see little wisps of movement leaping from the sun’s surface during this phase.

The last time an event was broadcasted of this span was in 2017. Some would think that the next wouldn’t be too far, but according to NASA, after Monday’s total solar eclipse, the next one visible from the U.S. will be on Aug. 23, 2044. 

The event was truly a sight to see and brought all kinds of people together to witness. Evan Rebosa (12) said, “It’s definitely an exciting event, but where we live, it’s not as noticeable so it was more bitter sweet.”

For many in the main zone, they experienced overcast weather blocking the views for excited onlookers.  Some people even took this solar eclipse time one to remember by getting married during the eclipse and taking the perfect picture.