Solar Eclipse 2024 – The Moon’s Moment in the Sun
Artist’s representation of a total solar eclipse, with a new moon in the foreground and the Sun’s corona visible in the background.
NASA/Vi Nguyen
March 8, 2024
| Credit | NASA/Vi Nguyen |
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| Historical Date | March 8, 2024 |
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This stylized illustration, created for the 2024 total solar eclipse, shows Earth’s Moon blocking the Sun from view and revealing the Sun’s corona, or outermost atmosphere. The Sun’s magnetic field affects charged particles in the corona, causing elaborate streamers and plumes that are depicted in this artist’s interpretation.
