The complete occlusion of the Sun and the onset of darkness lasted about two minutes. The Moon covered the Sun for 1.5 hours, and the solar corona was several times larger than during other eclipses. Bright stars and planets were visible. All this could be observed on August 21, 2017. And the DKIST telescope, the most powerful solar telescope in the world, tracked solar activity during the eclipse.
The Great American Eclipse was the first solar eclipse since the founding of America (1776), whose complete phase could be observed exclusively in the United States.
The next similar eclipse will be on September 2, 2035.
Total solar eclipse on August 21, 2017. It was visible throughout the United States in all states (the last time this happened was in 1918). Credit: Wikipedia (public source) / Author: Michael S Adler.
Totality phase during the Total Solar Eclipse of August 21, 2017, as viewed from Madras, OR, United States. Credit: Wikipedia (public source) / Author: Anand Muralidharan.
An image of the solar eclipse of August 21, 2017, showing Baily’s beads 4 seconds before totality. Credit: Wikipedia (public source) / Author: Tomruen.
Diamond Ring over Newberry, South Carolina, on August 21st, 2017, during the Great American Solar Eclipse. Credit: Wikipedia (public source) / Author: Michael Roudabush.
Banner image: Wikipedia (public source) / Author: S Pakhrin from DC, USA.
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