Samantha Mathewson joined Space.com as an intern in the summer of 2016. She received a B.A. in Journalism and Environmental Science at the University of New Haven, in Connecticut. Previously, her work has been published in Nature World News.
North America has experienced two transcontinental total solar eclipses within the last seven years, and these satellite images compare the crisscrossing paths of totality. moved from northwest regions to southeast areas, sweeping from Oregon to South Carolina and casting a shadow across 14 U.S. states coast-to-coast for the first time in 99 years.
The images comprise multiple snapshots of the moon's shadow as fell across different locations along the path of totality. An overlay of images taken during thereally emphasizes how the paths of totality differed.
There were other notable differences, too, including the maximum length of totality, which lasted about 2 minutes and 40 seconds in 2017, but up to 4 minutes 28 seconds in 2024. The width of the path of totality was also vastly different between the two solar eclipses, spanning only 70 miles in 2017 compared to a whopping 115 miles in 2024.
When not writing or reading about science, Samantha enjoys traveling to new places and taking photos! You can follow her on Twitter @Sam_Ashley13.
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