The 2017 solar eclipse as seen from Clingmans Dome, which at 6,643 feet is the highest point in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. On Aug. 21, 2017, a total solar eclipse sliced from coast to coast across the Lower 48, darkening skies from Oregon to South Carolina. For up to 2 minutes 40 seconds, the moon extinguished the sun, leaving behind only a gaping black hole in the sky surrounded by the sun’s corona — a crownlike atmosphere.
It’s the last total solar eclipse visible from the United States until Aug. 23, 2044. On average, any given location experiences a total solar eclipse once every 375 years.will be especially magnificent For the 2017 eclipse in North America, the sun was heading toward “solar minimum,” but still had three prominences — armlike appendages of magnetism and light that were visible from Earth.
During a solar eclipse, the moon’s shadow travels over a long, very slender path. At the beginning and end of the path, the moon’s shadow is traveling fastest. That’s because of the geometry of Earth and the movements of celestial bodies. Toward the middle, the shadow travels comparatively slowly.In 2017, the shadow swept ashore in Oregon moving at around 2,400 mph, but slowed to 1,850 mph by the time it crossed into Wyoming.
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