Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Aug. 23, 2044—exactly 20 years from today—will see a very special total solar eclipse in North ..
. [+] America. getty If you saw April’s total solar eclipse in North America, you’ll know that we all had to strain our necks to see it because it was so high in the sky.
At the next total solar eclipse in the continental U.S. it will be possible to stand in parts of Montana and the Dakotas and see totality occur just moments before an eclipsed sun sets on the western horizon.
Every total solar eclipse has a beginning, a middle and an end. It’s observable from a roughly 10,000 miles long, 150 miles wide path of totality. Be in the right place at the right time and you can see a totally eclipsed sunrise or sunset.
Mostly, however, those points occur far out to sea. That makes Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2044—exactly 20 years from today—a very special total solar eclipse.
Here’s everything you need to know about it: Forbes Six Cruises For The Next Total Solar Eclipse Exactly Two Years Today By Jamie Carter Sunset Eclipse As well as being the next one many North Americans will see, it will be a relatively rare chance to see a “horizon-proximity” totality. It will look something like that seen on July 11, 2010 from El Calafate in Argentina. There should also be a good chance to see one on Aug.
12, 2026 at the next total solar eclipse. For that, place yourself on one of Spain’s Balearic Islands (Mallorca, Minorca or Ibiza.