Contents
- Preface
1Science and the Universe: A Brief Tour
2Observing the Sky: The Birth of Astronomy
7Other Worlds: An Introduction to the Solar System
13Comets and Asteroids: Debris of the Solar System
14Cosmic Samples and the Origin of the Solar System
18The Stars: A Celestial Census
20Between the Stars: Gas and Dust in Space
21The Birth of Stars and the Discovery of Planets outside the Solar System
27Active Galaxies, Quasars, and Supermassive Black Holes
- AHow to Study for an Introductory Astronomy Class
- BAstronomy Websites, Images, and Apps
- CScientific Notation
- DUnits Used in Science
- ESome Useful Constants for Astronomy
- FPhysical and Orbital Data for the Planets
- GSelected Moons of the Planets
- HFuture Total Eclipses
- IThe Nearest Stars, Brown Dwarfs, and White Dwarfs
- JThe Brightest Twenty Stars
- KThe Chemical Elements
- LThe Constellations
- MStar Chart and Sky Event Resources
- Index
H
Future Total Eclipses
Appendix
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Future Total Eclipses
Future Total Solar Eclipses
We also include eclipses that are annular—where the Moon is directly in front of the Sun, but doesn’t fully cover it—leaving a ring of light around the dark Moon’s edges)
Future Total Solar Eclipses
| Date | Type of Eclipse | Location on Earth1 1 Remember that a total or annular eclipse is only visible on a narrow track. The same eclipse will be partial over a much larger area, but partial eclipses are not as spectacular as total ones. |
|---|---|---|
| June 10, 2021 | Annular | N Canada, Greenland |
| December 4, 2021 | Total | Only in Antarctica |
| April 20, 2023 | Total2 2 This is a so-called hybrid eclipse, which is total in some places and annular in others. |
Mostly in Indian and Pacific oceans, Indonesia |
| October 14, 2023 | Annular | OR, NV, UT, NM, TX, C America, Colombia, Brazil |
| April 8, 2024 | Total | N Mexico, U.S. (TX to ME), SE Canada and oceans on either side |
| October 2, 2024 | Annular | S Chile, S Argentina, and oceans on either side |
| February 17, 2026 | Annular | Only in Antarctica |
| August 12, 2026 | Total | Greenland, Iceland, Spain |
| February 6, 2027 | Annular | S Pacific, Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, S Atlantic |
| August 2, 2027 | Total | Spain, Morocco, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Arabian Sea |
| January 26, 2028 | Annular | Ecuador, Peru, Brazil, North Atlantic Ocean, Portugal, Spain |
| July 22, 2028 | Total | Indian Ocean, Australia, New Zealand, South Pacific Ocean |
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Future Total Lunar Eclipses
Future Total Lunar Eclipses
| Date | Location on Earth |
|---|---|
| May 26, 2021 | E Asia, Australia, Pacific Ocean, W North America, W South America |
| May 16, 2022 | N America, S America, Europe, Africa |
| November 8, 2022 | Asia, Australia, Pacific Ocean, N America, S America |
| March 14, 2025 | Pacific Ocean, N America, S America, Atlantic Ocean, W Europe, W Africa |
| September 7, 2025 | Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia, Indian Ocean |
| March 3, 2026 | E Asia, Australia, Pacific Ocean, N America, C America |
| June 26, 2029 | E North America, S America, Atlantic Ocean, W Europe, W Africa |
| December 20, 2029 | E North America, E South America, Atlantic Ocean, Europe, Africa, Asia |
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Additional Resources
For more information and detailed maps about eclipses, see these resources.
- NASA’s Eclipse Site: http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/
- Mr. Eclipse site for beginners by Dr. Fred Espenak: http://www.mreclipse.com/
- Eclipse Weather and Maps by Meteorologist Jay Anderson: http://eclipsophile.com
- Eclipse Maps by Michael Zeiler: http://www.eclipse-maps.com/Eclipse-Maps/Welcome.html
- Eclipse Information and Maps by Xavier Jubier: http://xjubier.free.fr/en/site_pages/eclipses.html