whens the next solar eclipse?

Answer 1

Depends on where you are and whether you mean a total solar eclipse or partial solar eclipse.
To see a list, go to:
http://sunearth.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse/SEatlas/SEatlas.html
The site below shows a world map with total solar eclipse paths for the yaers 2001 through 2005:
http://sunearth.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse/SEatlas/SEatlas3/SE2001-25T-2.GIF
If you live in the USA, the next eclipse will be August 21, 2017.
The total solar eclipse of August 21 2017 will be spectacularly visible across to milions of people across the United States. This will be an impressive total eclipse, lasting over 2½ minutes at maximum and visible over a path up to 115 km wide.

The path starts in the Pacific well north of Hawaii at 16:48:33 UT, and then crosses to make landfall in the U.S. in the northern half of Oregon. It then crosses Idaho, Wyoming, and Nebraska, and clips the north-east corner of Kansas before passing right over Missouri. It cuts over the southern tip of Illinois and the western end of Kentucky, then crosses Tennessee and the western tip of North Carolina; the extreme north-east corner of Georgia will also be in the path of totality.

Finally, the total eclipse crosses South Carolina and passes into the Atlantic, where it runs south-east into the tropics and finally ends over open ocean at 20:02:30 UT.

The partial eclipse will be visible over the whole of North America, Central America, and the northern part of South America, between 15:46:48 UT and 21:04:20 UT. It will also just be visible in Britain and extreme western Europe at sunset.

Answer 2

I don't know when the next solar eclipse is but they happen rarely. Lunar eclipses happen more often. Solar eclipses are when the moon blocks the sun (so the moon is in the middle of the Earth and the sun) but they are still perfectly aligned. A lunar eclipse is when the Earth is in the middle of the sun and the moon and they are aligned. The reason why solar eclipses happen less is because the moon is then blocking the sun, which is alot larger, so it is harder for a small object to cover a large object. Weather or not you will see the solar eclipse depends on where you live because since the Earth is rotating, only one place can see the solar eclipse. Last time I think it was in Australia because Australia was tilted up. I know that didn't really help but I tried. :)

Answer 3

The _next_ solar eclipse in on Sept. 11, 2007; but you'll have to go to South America or Antarctica to see it!

If you live in Maine, you may be able to catch the one on Aug. 1, 2008, or the one on June 1, 2011. But the next one that's visible through most of the U.S. will be on May 20, 2012. This will be a "partial" eclipse, which means the moon will cover only a part of the sun.

Viktorija G said that lunar eclipses happen more often than solar ones, but this is incorrect; actually, solar eclipses happen somewhat more frequently. However, each lunar eclipse is visible from a much wider area on earth than a solar eclipse, so from any given city, you'll be able to see more lunar eclipses than solar ones (because most of the solar ones will "miss" your city).

The reason solar eclipses are visible from only a relatively small area, is that you have to actually stand inside the shadow (cast by the moon onto the earth) in order to see a solar eclipse. The shadow only covers a small part of the earth's surface at any given moment.

On the other hand, for a lunar eclipse, you don't have to stand inside the shadow to see the moon get dark. At any given moment, an lunar eclipse is visible from fully half of the earth's surface (namely the half that is facing the moon).

To see the difference clearly, try this demonstration using a flashlight, a rubber ball, and a white screen (a piece of paper will do). You'll also need some friends to stand in different positions. Go into a dark room. Shine the flashlight on the ball, so that it casts a shadow on the white screen.

The shadow on the white screen is like a lunar eclipse. As your friends move to different positions in the room, they'll be able to see this "eclipse" from many different positions.

Now, ask your friends to look at the flashlight, and position themselves so that the rubber ball is in front of the flashlight and is blocking some of its light. This is like a solar eclipse. Your friends won't be able to see that from too many places; they'll have to position themselves in just the right spot.

Answer 4

The next Biggy for the USA will be August 21, 2017.

The total solar eclipse of August 21 2017 will be spectacularly visible across to milions of people across the United States. This will be an impressive total eclipse, lasting over 2½ minutes at maximum and visible over a path up to 115 km wide.

The path starts in the Pacific well north of Hawaii at 16:48:33 UT, and then crosses to make landfall in the U.S. in the northern half of Oregon. It then crosses Idaho, Wyoming, and Nebraska, and clips the north-east corner of Kansas before passing right over Missouri. It cuts over the southern tip of Illinois and the western end of Kentucky, then crosses Tennessee and the western tip of North Carolina; the extreme north-east corner of Georgia will also be in the path of totality.

Finally, the total eclipse crosses South Carolina and passes into the Atlantic, where it runs south-east into the tropics and finally ends over open ocean at 20:02:30 UT.

Answer 5

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