2024 Total Solar Eclipse: Why you’ll never see it again | About That

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  • Опубліковано 6 бер 2024
  • On April 8, a total solar eclipse is set to pass through parts of Canada, the United States, and Mexico. Andrew Chang explains what makes a total eclipse so special, and why this is likely the only one you will ever experience.
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  • @kendebusk2540
    @kendebusk2540 2 місяці тому +736

    I am already making my plans. I've figured out where the combination of closest to me and maximum totality timing is about 125 miles from me so I'm going. I've invited a few friends to ride along but no one except me seems to be excited about it. I'm 71 yrs old so my odds of seeing another one are next to zero. Let me repeat myself: I'M GOING!!!

    • @fantasticalhistory4285
      @fantasticalhistory4285 Місяць тому +62

      I'm 35 but my friends and family are also apathetic... it is a real shame. But I'M GOING TOO!!!

    • @republica13
      @republica13 Місяць тому +23

      Enjoy, guys.

    • @LordBaltimore12
      @LordBaltimore12 Місяць тому +15

      Hope you find some friends to go along. Maybe you can bring a nephew or grandson.

    • @alessioroppoli4028
      @alessioroppoli4028 Місяць тому +34

      I am flying to Mexico from Milan, you should listen to yourself just as I’ve done and if the answer is go, you must do it despite everything . I saw the northern lights earlier in January. I can assure you that nothing comes close to how nature can leave you speechless. I felt so overwhelmed with emotions as I first saw the green flashes appear. Don’t think about it and just enjoy :)

    • @suemiller9506
      @suemiller9506 Місяць тому +20

      Once you get there you'll meet other people who are just as excited as you and you'll all share the moment together. I have friends who live in the path of totality - told them I'm coming for a visit. Clear skies!

  • @dennisc6716
    @dennisc6716 Місяць тому +452

    I experienced totality in 2017 in my back yard in the middle of my granddaughter's 3rd birthday party. I'm never gonna top that one.

    • @JoshuaFatman
      @JoshuaFatman Місяць тому +29

      This is starting to become a common event for something that rarely happens

    • @Duckduckobtusegoose
      @Duckduckobtusegoose Місяць тому +19

      @@JoshuaFatmannot entirely, it’s just that there are many variations of eclipses and that we have much more advanced technology than we’ve ever had so we can monitor and know about pretty much every single one before the happen.

    • @tejay9416
      @tejay9416 Місяць тому +2

      ​@@Duckduckobtusegoose Also considering the simple fact that almost every year there's more people on earth so the likelihood of this happening should theoretically go up.

    • @tristiangaming
      @tristiangaming Місяць тому +4

      @@JoshuaFatmanbecause once in awhile you get 2 or so that are somewhat close together but they don’t happen on the same places of the planet all the time some happen over the oceans so this is it for North America for a long long long while

    • @thewhizbang
      @thewhizbang Місяць тому +5

      I experienced the 2017 eclipse in my grandparents back yard… was beautiful and I can’t top that either

  • @Bob_Mahan
    @Bob_Mahan Місяць тому +150

    Drove 1000 miles to experience totality in 2017, and doing it again next month.

    • @bbol745
      @bbol745 Місяць тому +2

      I love in Orange County NY so I only have to drive about 270 miles. I’m DEFINITELY going!

    • @SUGAR_XYLER
      @SUGAR_XYLER Місяць тому +2

      I drove to Columbia in 2017. Totally worth the few minutes of euphoria

    • @ElRayDelRio
      @ElRayDelRio Місяць тому

      ​@@bbol745 I have property near Eerie in Chemung county but unfortunately I can't make it out at this time...We'll be watching from sunny San Diego today. Enjoy and safe travels everyone

    • @joeshmoe7967
      @joeshmoe7967 Місяць тому +1

      I drover over 2000 miles for this one......and it was absolutely worth it.

  • @CannonRushed
    @CannonRushed Місяць тому +144

    For anyone on the fence, it's really hard to put into words what a total eclipse is like. The difference between totality and 90% is quite literally night and day. Do yourself a favor and go if you can. As close as you can to seeing the universe wink at you.

    • @scottekoontz
      @scottekoontz Місяць тому +2

      We were in 99.8% (traffic jam, could not get closer) and it was like a reddish sunset but everything was visible.

    • @SUGAR_XYLER
      @SUGAR_XYLER Місяць тому +2

      ​@@scottekoontz
      You missed the shimmering corona during totality.....the most beautiful part 💥

    • @scottekoontz
      @scottekoontz Місяць тому +1

      @@SUGAR_XYLER Heading to Cleveland tomorrow to watch in center of totality Monday. Only clouds can ruin it.

    • @RUSH2112RUSH
      @RUSH2112RUSH Місяць тому +3

      "seeing the universe wink at you" ❤️

    • @joeshmoe7967
      @joeshmoe7967 Місяць тому +1

      @@SUGAR_XYLER AND the Prominences, don't for get the prominences!! In combination it was total magic.

  • @ccramit
    @ccramit 29 днів тому +6

    Drove 5.5 hours to see it. Drove another 10 hours back due to traffic. But it was worth every second of it. I have never experienced anything so....galactic in my entire life. I've seen a few lunar eclipses, but a total solar eclipse was otherworldly.

    • @RideAcrossTheRiver
      @RideAcrossTheRiver 21 день тому +1

      This one was WILD because of those bright prominences!

  • @jamesfrederick99
    @jamesfrederick99 Місяць тому +106

    I watched the 2017 eclipse and will stand on the exact same spot for the 2024 eclipse. Lucky me.

    • @marthazittel6266
      @marthazittel6266 Місяць тому +6

      i was just thinking about all those that live in that crossing spot of the 2 paths of the eclipses> Yes, you are lucky! I have to travel for both far-far-far away.

    • @ILoveGrilledCheese
      @ILoveGrilledCheese Місяць тому +2

      Lexington Kentucky

    • @yowthubert1731
      @yowthubert1731 Місяць тому +1

      Crazy! Same spot in a row must be rare!!!

    • @stevevernon1978
      @stevevernon1978 Місяць тому +3

      @@yowthubert1731 same spot in a lifetime is very rare. but you said same spot in a row. which this isn't , and is impossible.

    • @pfdtx4633
      @pfdtx4633 Місяць тому

      Total or partial? Carbondale, IL and the immediate surrounding area is the only place where both total eclipses occur. Carbondale had clouds in 2017. If there is even .001% of the sun still showing(the diamond), your eyes constantly adjust to the dimming and not the same experience. Track the weather and go to totality. It's a big commitment for this eclipse. Your cell phone will probably not work so have paper maps ready and have patience with the traffic.

  • @gk.spinoza
    @gk.spinoza Місяць тому +115

    I was 11 years old when the last total solar eclipse occured over Canada. Every window of my Southern Ontario public school was prepared for safely viewing the eclipse, and every child was given viewing glasses.
    I vaguely recall being told that we were quite fortunate because the next time this "once in a lifetime" would occur over Canada was 2024, a lifetime away, far into the future of my fellow grade school children's lives.
    It's hard to believe that it's less than half a month away.

    • @joelyoungcbi
      @joelyoungcbi Місяць тому +7

      I was 10 for the total eclipse in Nova Scotia in 1970, and 12 for the one in 1972. This will be the third once-in-a-lifetime total eclipse for me.

    • @stephenaviaspace5056
      @stephenaviaspace5056 Місяць тому +1

      It's two days away!

    • @Ayplus
      @Ayplus Місяць тому

      Amazing

    • @gucciberri2571
      @gucciberri2571 Місяць тому

      I was in grade 2 at Greendale public school on montrose road when I saw this

    • @RideAcrossTheRiver
      @RideAcrossTheRiver 21 день тому

      Our school in Ontario was locked down in 1979. I believe the concern was 'radiation'.

  • @capt.Justin
    @capt.Justin Місяць тому +13

    I am fortunate enough to have witnessed three total solar eclipses and tomorrow will be my fourth

  • @Phoenix-vg8li
    @Phoenix-vg8li 2 місяці тому +203

    I’m gonna be in Niagara Falls, riding my dirtbike on trails for the eclipse. It’s gonna be epic.

    • @rmarmy4lyf
      @rmarmy4lyf 2 місяці тому

      What are the trails called? Always looking for new riding trails

    • @sylentknight
      @sylentknight 2 місяці тому +8

      hope it's not cloudy, I'm looking forward to seeing photos from that area

    • @74bshs
      @74bshs 2 місяці тому +2

      Hope the weather cooperates, good luck.

    • @theodorefreeman
      @theodorefreeman 2 місяці тому +13

      Bring protection. Many animals act differently during a solar eclipse, including humans.

    • @BhaktaRobin
      @BhaktaRobin 2 місяці тому +1

      eclipses are unlucky omen. it is better to stay inside

  • @Philip-0
    @Philip-0 2 місяці тому +80

    I'd add 2 things to what this video mentions. If you view it from an elevated position, you actually might see the moon's shadow traveling across the land at thousands of miles per hour. Also, look out for evening birds that will suddenly fill the skies in search of mosquitos and other insects that normally appear at dusk. The dramatic temperature drop is also quite eerie.

    • @strongbrain3128
      @strongbrain3128 Місяць тому +11

      Imagine someone is on a plane looking down at that moment, must be an experience!

    • @DrErankanYildirim
      @DrErankanYildirim Місяць тому

      hello pretty how are doing today🥰🥰🌹🌹🌹🌹and the weather condition like there..

  • @Zsokorad
    @Zsokorad 2 місяці тому +252

    "In theory you could see dozens of them in your lifetime, but you won't."
    **interviews Eclipse Chaser who has seen 17 total solar eclipses**

    • @jtlvhpublic
      @jtlvhpublic Місяць тому +13

      "Why you'll never see a total solar eclipse again*"
      * unless you catch one in the next billion years

    • @Duckduckobtusegoose
      @Duckduckobtusegoose Місяць тому +34

      Which is him backing up what he said. Most of us will not, he could’ve been more specific and said “probably won’t”
      You could, you just have to be intentionally seeking them out and making your way to them. Which is not likely for the vast majority of the population

    • @mariuquidiello
      @mariuquidiello Місяць тому +20

      That’s all a lie, I have seing already two total solar eclipses !

    • @aerodicus
      @aerodicus Місяць тому +2

      If I drove to Texas it would make two since 2018.

    • @melissat2056
      @melissat2056 Місяць тому

      it's a given that it depends on location on the earth, right? You know that right? people have to travel to see these things. duhhhhh comprehension issues.

  • @Bsquaredplus2
    @Bsquaredplus2 Місяць тому +18

    Saw the 2017 eclipse totality, and it's like nothing I've ever experienced before or since. It was almost spiritual to experience

  • @suphommy
    @suphommy 2 місяці тому +346

    Fact: A total solar eclipse is far less common than a total eclipse of the heart

    • @The_Keh27
      @The_Keh27 2 місяці тому +35

      But only one will make you turn around

    • @schadenfreude7169
      @schadenfreude7169 2 місяці тому +29

      That is how we get “Bright eyes”

    • @Archivist82
      @Archivist82 2 місяці тому +12

      Nothin’ I can say…

    • @dongshengdi773
      @dongshengdi773 2 місяці тому +3

      ​@@schadenfreude7169Only Heaven knows

    • @onusgumboot5565
      @onusgumboot5565 2 місяці тому +3

      How is a total eclipse of the heart like a bat out of hell?

  • @v.e.7236
    @v.e.7236 2 місяці тому +128

    I've been lucky enough to have seen three eclipses in my lifetime.

    • @carolbrownleehalbert3593
      @carolbrownleehalbert3593 2 місяці тому +9

      I saw one in the mid 80's in VININGS from a building 🏢 I worked in which had ceiling to floor tinted windows. It was surreal ... It was dark and the lights in all the buildings in Atlanta came on and you could see when the cars' headlights came on that were traveling on the roads and freeways. It truly was an amazing sight and slowly it began to come back to daylight and the world just kept on doing it's regular thing! I will never forget the eclipse and felt so priviledged to have witnessed this happen right before my very eyes. I so hope to see the upcoming event on April 8th!!!

    • @blacksmith67
      @blacksmith67 Місяць тому +2

      Awesome, I have seen one full eclipse and one partial (just outside the path of totality).
      Edit: I looked up the eclipses I saw on Wikipedia and it turns out that neither was total from where I viewed them. One was just outside totality and the other was a long distance from it (but still very impressive).

    • @gamersroost
      @gamersroost Місяць тому +3

      I was in Utah in, I think it was like 2019 or 2020. Now I live in Maine so I get to see 2!
      I was distracted at work for the first one and only was able to see the totality for like a moment; before I had to rush back inside.

    • @Attalla2023
      @Attalla2023 Місяць тому +6

      You must be like a 1000 years old according to this guy

    • @Wesley_H
      @Wesley_H Місяць тому +2

      Three is my goal too. I was in Rexburg, for the one in 2017, my home town is getting one in 2044, and then I’ll be heading to Utah for the one in 2045.

  • @RedCanyonWolf
    @RedCanyonWolf Місяць тому +141

    I thought clouds were gonna obscure the 2017 eclipse in Idaho and about 40 minutes before totality… the sky cleared!

    • @victorringe9404
      @victorringe9404 Місяць тому +1

      A few miles N of Howe for that.

    • @nayman2801
      @nayman2801 Місяць тому +1

      Same we were at Idaho Falls

    • @RedCanyonWolf
      @RedCanyonWolf Місяць тому +1

      @@nayman2801I was in Idaho Falls too!

    • @rupee3
      @rupee3 Місяць тому +3

      So was I! I drove 10ths from Las Vegas to a park in Idaho Falls. Didn’t even check the weather. Got lucky.

    • @74bshs
      @74bshs Місяць тому

      Exact opposite for us in southwest NC. Clear skies, then about 40 minutes before totality, cloud cover. Never saw the corona. It did get dark...

  • @VandalayIndustries82
    @VandalayIndustries82 Місяць тому +203

    I must have missed the part where he explained why I'll never see it again

    • @BasedChad
      @BasedChad Місяць тому +20

      You did. It's extremely unlikely that the eclipse will happen at this spot again

    • @VandalayIndustries82
      @VandalayIndustries82 Місяць тому +87

      @@BasedChad that's a horrible reason for why I'll never see a total eclipse again

    • @BasedChad
      @BasedChad Місяць тому +30

      @@VandalayIndustries82 if you're rich enough to take a trip around the world for another eclipse I guess it's a bad reason. But for most of us if the eclipse is near us we'll see it, if it's not we won't. And it'll never be in this spot again. So I'd say that's a good reason in my book.

    • @willb.383
      @willb.383 Місяць тому +43

      @@BasedChadliterally in 20 years it’ll be nearly the same path that the annular eclipse took in 2023. A lot of people traveled to the 2017 eclipse and even more are traveling to the 2024 eclipse. If the number of people traveling were considered “rich” the world would be a much different place.
      This video assumes you don’t travel at all.

    • @danielthomas4082
      @danielthomas4082 Місяць тому +13

      @@BasedChadYou don’t have to be rich to travel to a different country, you have to not be on the poverty line sure, but in the US (assuming that’s who this video is targeting), plenty of people could afford to travel to another country at some point in their lifetimes.

  • @techcafe0
    @techcafe0 2 місяці тому +79

    I once witnessed a breathtaking lunar eclipse (when the moon moves into earth's shadow) in Montreal. In eclipse, the moon suddenly took on a jaw-dropping 3D dimensionality I had never seen before. It left me with tears in my eyes, it was like I was seeing the moon for the first time, like a giant ball floating in space, in full 3D, hanging above our heads.

    • @someone28
      @someone28 2 місяці тому +1

      Was this in the late 90's? I remember something like this

    • @mina-yu4hn
      @mina-yu4hn 2 місяці тому

      were having one a month from today i am scared look scary

    • @digitalworms
      @digitalworms 2 місяці тому +1

      I seen a full lunar eclipse in the mid 2000s in my area very worth it!

    • @mommabear4232
      @mommabear4232 2 місяці тому

      1997 @@someone28

    • @mommabear4232
      @mommabear4232 2 місяці тому +1

      this one will be my 2nd Lunar eclipse so excited to not look at it lol it will probably be over cast that day here anyway

  • @christinamann3640
    @christinamann3640 2 місяці тому +64

    I absolutely love describing an eclipse as a Kids In The Hall skit 😂

    • @dongshengdi773
      @dongshengdi773 2 місяці тому +6

      Yes , it's proof of God's design

    • @LonesomeTroubadour
      @LonesomeTroubadour 2 місяці тому +3

      @@dongshengdi773 You're wrong.

    • @Axemantitan
      @Axemantitan 2 місяці тому +6

      It's so Canadian. (I mean that in a good way.)

    • @TodaysDante
      @TodaysDante Місяць тому +1

      @@LonesomeTroubadour - Actually, the odds of the moon being the exact size and distance to completely blot out the sun is astronomical. Plus it's pretty much unheard of to have a moon about 1/3 of the size of the planet it's orbiting. If God, didn't make this happen, someone else did.

    • @LonesomeTroubadour
      @LonesomeTroubadour Місяць тому +1

      @@TodaysDante Sorry, the only thing responsible for an eclipse is physics, no deity or anything else responsible.

  • @jeffsaxton716
    @jeffsaxton716 Місяць тому +46

    I was near the point of max totality in 2017. At 73, I'll feel fortunate to see one more!

    • @rogerphelps9939
      @rogerphelps9939 Місяць тому +5

      Eqypt August 2026, 6 minutes totality. Luxor.

    • @pamelahawn9300
      @pamelahawn9300 Місяць тому +1

      Me too...I just turned 70.

    • @Xane_Dragon
      @Xane_Dragon Місяць тому +1

      You have to be in 100% totality or you'll miss the whole comic show.....the corona

    • @randallolson7630
      @randallolson7630 Місяць тому +1

      There's going to be a nice one in Egypt on 08/02/2027, with a 6 min. 27 sec max duration. I was in Egypt for the 2013 eclipse.....but this next one in 2027 will be in Luxor, home of the Karnak Temple Complex, the largest temple complex ever built...took over 2,000 years to construct. That would be pretty cool to observe the eclipse from there.

    • @pfdtx4633
      @pfdtx4633 Місяць тому

      Then you were at Hopkinsville KY. I was so glad the weather cooperated. The folks in Carbondale weren't so fortunate.

  • @zachariasbalslev9088
    @zachariasbalslev9088 2 місяці тому +36

    I have witnessed a total solar eclipse once.
    I am from Denmark, so if I wanted to experience it here in my country, I would have to wait until year 2142. Ain´t gonna happen.
    But in 2019, I had a rare chance to experience one.
    * It was in July (the month where we have our summer holiday)
    * It was passing through the Atacama Desert (A place in Chile, where you can be sure not to have clouds)
    * It was a total solar eclipse. Not an annullar one.
    And so, I was able to travel, prepare myself, and experience it. The probability of a total solar eclipse happening in one of my holidays while going through a deserted area is so small. I was lucky!

    • @ChadPrestonOfficialThree
      @ChadPrestonOfficialThree Місяць тому

      Every kind of eclipse - the path it follows and percentage of totality - REPEATS every 18 years, 11 days. This fact has been known for thousands of years. Stop trying to make it seem like everything is SO special. Eclipses happen on a predictable sequence known as the SAROS CYCLE. The Firmament above our world is designed like a massive clock and the movement of the lights within it happen according to design.

  • @MuzicTunes-lk6np
    @MuzicTunes-lk6np Місяць тому +3

    I witnessed it today, April 8, 2024, at 01:41 PM here in Dallas, TX. Moon 🌙 🌚 🌔 😮👌

  • @ashleighware
    @ashleighware Місяць тому +48

    My husband and I are literally leaving our house around 1am April 8th and driving 9 hours to see it then heading back after because we can’t afford a hotel! I wanna see it that bad and I’m super excited!!!

    • @catnip1767
      @catnip1767 Місяць тому +10

      Don't plan on getting back home right away. We did that exact same thing in 2017. The roads were gridlocked, took 6 hours to travel from mid Illinois back to Chicago. This year we are taking our RV and staying still until the morning. Make sure you have plenty of gas and food in your car. Just in case. Enjoy the show

    • @XIIchiron78
      @XIIchiron78 Місяць тому +3

      You better leave earlier, cuz the roads will be a nightmare both before and after.

    • @Xane_Dragon
      @Xane_Dragon Місяць тому +2

      I drove during the night for the last one....camped out in the car at Walmart 😂

    • @BayouBengal1962
      @BayouBengal1962 Місяць тому +3

      It will be worth it. I saw the one in Columbia, SC with clear skies.

    • @Sergmanny46
      @Sergmanny46 Місяць тому

      Sleep in the car. Traffic will be a pain just like the first reply said.

  • @alexarroyo2445
    @alexarroyo2445 Місяць тому +17

    I've experienced a total solar eclipse back in 2017 when I was in school. They gave us special sun glasses so we could see the moon as it's passing in front of the sun in the sky. It lasted about 15-30 seconds, but it definitely was an ironic and majestic experience.

    • @kwimms
      @kwimms Місяць тому

      Was it really? Was it really the Moon that passed across? Did you check closely or just believe blindly whatever crap your teachers told you?

    • @alexarroyo2445
      @alexarroyo2445 Місяць тому +16

      @@kwimms you're probably just mad jealous because you probably never seen one.

  • @JustWasted3HoursHere
    @JustWasted3HoursHere Місяць тому +40

    I wish I could go back in time and see the effect eclipses had on people who had no idea what was going on.

    • @annbaker8217
      @annbaker8217 Місяць тому +1

      I know what's going on but never seen any

    • @Nov1706
      @Nov1706 Місяць тому +8

      Hundreds of people left blind or with permanent eye damage.

    • @viama3175
      @viama3175 Місяць тому +6

      Back in 2017 I was wondering what everyone was looking up at with those 3-D looking glasses on. I was hopping in the passenger seat to go get pizza.. Instant regret. For a few hours I had that vision you get when you put pressure onto your closed eyelid.. and I remember the frustration of not being able to see the pizza behind the glass. Goodbye my 20-20 vision, hello blur and glasses.. and my vision continues to rapidly decline. Stay safe out there ya’ll.

    • @greendesertgoddess
      @greendesertgoddess Місяць тому +1

      The one in "Apocalypto" was epic!"

    • @RS54321
      @RS54321 Місяць тому +1

      ​@@viama3175The pizza behind the glass... What are you talking about?

  • @MegsCarpentry-lovedogs
    @MegsCarpentry-lovedogs 2 місяці тому +55

    About That....... enjoying Andrew Changs series more and more. The visuals and sprinkle of send or humour and what appears to be well researched topics. Thank you Andrew. Atlantic Province, PEI chiming in.

  • @SnuppOfficial
    @SnuppOfficial Місяць тому +114

    “Be ready for 2024! This only happens once every 375 years!!”
    2017: 🗿

    • @Newsinfo4
      @Newsinfo4 Місяць тому +32

      5:08 “For a CITY in what’s called the path of totality to ever find itself in that shadow cone again, on average you’d have to wait about 375 years.”
      Also, the map with the dates on it shows the past & future total eclipses including the one that happened in 2017.

    • @wisemanofsorts6068
      @wisemanofsorts6068 Місяць тому

      The bext total solar eclipse in North America will not happen until 2044.

    • @adroitfg
      @adroitfg Місяць тому +8

      2045:🗿

    • @GardenisLife
      @GardenisLife Місяць тому +8

      dude they said the same thing in 2017 too. wonder why they keep lying about that. cause we all klnow they dont lie for no reason...

    • @XIIchiron78
      @XIIchiron78 Місяць тому +12

      ​@@GardenisLife your lack of ability to comprehend what people are saying does not mean they are lying

  • @bradleywalker8642
    @bradleywalker8642 2 місяці тому +13

    The odds of the size ratio between Moon & Sun *perfectly* matching the distance ratio between Moon & Sun is incredibly low. The probability of our Moon *perfectly* covering the Sun (not smaller, not bigger) is extremely low.

  • @NatarajanGanesan
    @NatarajanGanesan Місяць тому +7

    Aug 2017 was my life changing experience. Drove more than 1000 miles to watch it

  • @metacomet2066
    @metacomet2066 2 місяці тому +6

    I've seen a number of total eclipses in my life, the last one in Kentucky in 2017. I never get tired of them. I always wanted to sing the Rain Chant from Woodstock during totality.

  • @costealucia5357
    @costealucia5357 Місяць тому +5

    I was 12 when i saw my first eclipse...i cried of happyness.

  • @rupeshpatel1566
    @rupeshpatel1566 2 місяці тому +5

    Loved this explanation and your videos Andrew, keep them coming! ❤

  • @remaguire
    @remaguire Місяць тому +4

    I saw a total eclipse in Europe in 1998. The thing that impressed me the most was to see the moon's shadow RACING across the land just before totality. If you get to see this eclipse, be sure to look off to your right shortly before totality to catch this incredible event.

  • @aartadventure
    @aartadventure 2 місяці тому +10

    I was lucky enough to see one when I lived in Tokyo, Japan. But, it was fairly cloudy that day, and there were only brief moments where we could see it. I imagine seeing it in the middle of the day with bright, blue, clear skies would be magical.

    • @ArtUniverse
      @ArtUniverse Місяць тому

      You are misremembering things. Tokyo hasn't had a total eclipse since the 15th century.

  • @mr.dystopian5554
    @mr.dystopian5554 Місяць тому +3

    I'm extremely grateful to live in a time to experience the Great Conjunction and a total solar eclipse.

  • @pamelahawn9300
    @pamelahawn9300 2 місяці тому +8

    I am 70 YO this year. I live in MN. Thank You for running this information.

    • @psykoj
      @psykoj 2 місяці тому +4

      please get yourself to the path of totality! You won't regret it! Expect the very worst traffic on the day of the eclipse and try to get there a few days in advance! Good luck! Somewhere between Indianapolis and Cleveland might work for you. I hope you have friends or family in town :)

  • @arushrestha1122
    @arushrestha1122 2 місяці тому +6

    I admire you so much. You provide information such a way Noone ever did before. Thank you sooo much for all these things you have been doing for us. And please keep doing this all the time. 😊😊❤❤❤❤

  • @drivinglessons5813
    @drivinglessons5813 2 місяці тому +7

    Very well explained, Andrew. I now look forward to April 8th, more than ever. Gotta get me some eclipse glasses, this should be celebrated.

  • @snickerswo1f519
    @snickerswo1f519 Місяць тому +4

    I feel so blessed that i live smack down in the MIDDLE of that band.

  • @74bshs
    @74bshs 2 місяці тому +24

    Interesting fact: Carbondale, IL, a town in the southern part of the state, was in the path of totality during the August 21, 2017 eclipse. And it is again on April 8, 2024, not seven years later. What are the odds of that?!

    • @Isaac-fp1nx
      @Isaac-fp1nx 2 місяці тому +6

      Adding to that fact, it's 6 years 6 months 6 weeks and 6 days apart from each other. That southern area of Illinois is also known as little Egypt. Oh yeah things are getting biblical up in here.

    • @alecmarsili7749
      @alecmarsili7749 Місяць тому +4

      The next eclipse will be Aug 2 2027 in Egypt. Just to add more fuel to the fire.

    • @mightymight365
      @mightymight365 Місяць тому +11

      @@Isaac-fp1nxAugust 21, 2017 - April 8, 2024 is 2422 days which = 6 yrs, 7 mo, 18 days.
      But that “666 fact” was funny. 😂

    • @esrevni
      @esrevni Місяць тому

      @@mightymight3656 weeks and 6 days is 1 month and 20 days. 2 leap years have passed, giving 2 extra days.
      6 months, 6 weeks, and 6 days checks out.

    • @Isaac-fp1nx
      @Isaac-fp1nx Місяць тому +1

      @@mightymight365 still a fact, it works both ways 🤷‍♂️

  • @michellesaxton2039
    @michellesaxton2039 Місяць тому +3

    Saw the 2017 one, there’s another one in North America in 2044 and I think I’ll be alive for that. I hope

    • @chanabayla1823
      @chanabayla1823 Місяць тому

      I'm personally not betting on that especially w/liberals In office

  • @hrhqueene
    @hrhqueene Місяць тому +7

    “Sheer dumb cosmic luck” RIIIIIGHT

  • @chelvyn
    @chelvyn 2 місяці тому +7

    haha.. "By sheer dumb cosmic luck.." Everything is by accident??
    haha.. The host is funny!

  • @KrystalNCMA
    @KrystalNCMA Місяць тому +2

    This will be my third solar eclipse to experience but my first total solar eclipse. I am insanely excited about this event.

  • @keithbell9348
    @keithbell9348 Місяць тому +1

    I have experienced 2 total solar eclipses in my lifetime
    By virtue of where I was at the time they happened.
    Once when I was a little kid, at a park but I was paying too much attention to my new toy and wasn't interested in what was going on up in the sky.
    2nd when I was in my mid 30's living in an entirely different State.
    (The following year I witnessed a parital eclipse)
    Today here in California I witnessed a partial eclipse.
    And in 2045, California will be in the direct path of another total solar eclipse. I will be in my 80's by then. If I am alive that will be my 3rd.

  • @darkwillis416
    @darkwillis416 2 місяці тому +13

    I saw a total solar eclipse decades ago with welding goggles and it was incredible. The flares on the sun were so vivid and clear. I recommend using proper eyewear to see it if you are in the sweet spot.

    • @randallolson7630
      @randallolson7630 2 місяці тому +2

      If you viewed a solar eclipse with welding goggles, it was a partial eclipse. You don’t need eye protection for a total eclipse, and shouldn’t use it during totality. I use binoculars or a telescope.

    • @darkwillis416
      @darkwillis416 2 місяці тому +4

      @@randallolson7630 the totality phase of a solar eclipse when its safe to view it without filters doesnt last more than 7 minutes or so. No professor it was a total eclipse but thanks for your input.

    • @JohnSmith-os7zm
      @JohnSmith-os7zm Місяць тому +1

      Liar! The sun has no flares. It is energy

    • @darkwillis416
      @darkwillis416 Місяць тому +6

      @@JohnSmith-os7zm so solar flares dont exist? Lol....dumba$$

    • @suemiller9506
      @suemiller9506 Місяць тому +1

      @@randallolson7630 The glasses are for the period leading up to and following totality, which is a very brief portion of the entire event.

  • @hanksimon1023
    @hanksimon1023 2 місяці тому +8

    Probabilities are with me! I was in Charleston, SC in 1970, and in 2017, and I hope to be here in 2040 to see my third total Solar Eclipse! I really should take a trip to Dallas in April ...

    • @paulmelnichuk5700
      @paulmelnichuk5700 2 місяці тому +1

      Nice, it going straight through my city....like the most center in can be😏

  • @domiz1x
    @domiz1x 28 днів тому

    I drove 13 hours total with worst traffic of my life from Boston to the north of new Hampshire to witnessed it.
    It was wonderful. I was the only person somewhere in a farm next to a street. I can't still believe what I saw. I close my eyes and still feel it and see it.

  • @janettomlin950
    @janettomlin950 2 місяці тому +4

    Great video, thank you 😊

  • @kuraito1346
    @kuraito1346 2 місяці тому +11

    I’ve seen a lunar eclipse so many times and now this will be the first time I will see a total solar eclipse in America.

    • @skatetoexplorevideos2477
      @skatetoexplorevideos2477 2 місяці тому +3

      Same. Traveling to Texas from California to see this. Lunar eclipses are boring. Yup.

    • @SuperDobieGirl
      @SuperDobieGirl 2 місяці тому +2

      Did you not get to see the 2017 eclipse? That was amazing.

    • @SuperDobieGirl
      @SuperDobieGirl 2 місяці тому +2

      ​@skatetoexplorevideos2477 I live in north Texas. I'm not in the path of totality, but it's only an hour away. I plan on traveling to either Hillsboro or Sulphur Springs. Sulphur Springs on on the exact point zero , right in the center of the total path. I believe totality is 4 minutes and 18 seconds.
      It's gonna be epic.

    • @kuraito1346
      @kuraito1346 2 місяці тому

      @@SuperDobieGirl I only saw about 60% of the it when I first saw the eclipse. Now I will see about 80% this time.

    • @skatetoexplorevideos2477
      @skatetoexplorevideos2477 2 місяці тому

      @@SuperDobieGirl I'll be in Sulphur Springs.

  • @anotherpersonontheweb5558
    @anotherpersonontheweb5558 2 місяці тому +5

    I'm going to the Texas Eclipse Festival in Burnet. So excited to dance to music and shout with the other people there!

    • @victorringe9404
      @victorringe9404 Місяць тому +1

      Georgetown,sit by the pool.

    • @RandomForestGump
      @RandomForestGump Місяць тому

      Is gonna be cloudy. They told you Mexico. Is Mexico or nothing

  • @suprchickn7745
    @suprchickn7745 Місяць тому +2

    Saying that the fact the sun is 400 times larger and 400 times further away from us than the moon is luck is one of the funniest things I have ever heard!

  • @igorgerlovin3185
    @igorgerlovin3185 Місяць тому +4

    I think it was also worth mentioning that one reason this eclipse is so special is that it won't happen in the US for another 20 years; making this experience more urgent.

  • @DraftedByTheMan
    @DraftedByTheMan Місяць тому +4

    I saw a total eclipse in Oregon on August 21, 2017 along with millions of people mostly from British Columbia, Washington and California.
    There is no comparison between a partial eclipse and a total eclipse. I would also fly to Mexico if I had the opportunity.

  • @user-Bobby81
    @user-Bobby81 2 місяці тому +10

    Seen the one in 2017. It was surreal. Spiritual.

    • @aj383
      @aj383 2 місяці тому +1

      Was in Oregon hiking in the woods in 2017. We didnt get total coverage here, but the sudden stillness and dusky light was very surreal. Was in the path of last year's annular, though, and that was pretty cool to watch from my front porch.

  • @annana9297
    @annana9297 Місяць тому

    Excellent description, thank you

  • @craigcorson3036
    @craigcorson3036 2 місяці тому +2

    I was in Carbondale, Illinois for the 2017 eclipse, which was disappointing because at the last minute, clouds rolled in. I will be there again in April, and I'm seriously hoping to have better luck this time.🤞🤞🤞🤞

  • @Sunshineandshadow
    @Sunshineandshadow Місяць тому +4

    Hey Canadians, Mary Pickford was born on April 8, 1892. Join me in wishing her a happy 132nd birthday during the eclipse!
    ...she also died just prior to the eclipse that crossed Canada in 1979.

  • @user-ob2cq9mc5n
    @user-ob2cq9mc5n 2 місяці тому +4

    Damn Andrew is strong holding that camera rig 2:18

  • @yowthubert1731
    @yowthubert1731 Місяць тому +1

    Good video!! Answers all the questions and covers all important points. 👍🏼👍🏼

  • @Daddymouse-ny9cz
    @Daddymouse-ny9cz Місяць тому +2

    2017, my back yard, a brand new Questar.........I'll never forget it!🔭

  • @arunfr
    @arunfr 2 місяці тому +3

    Experienced it in 2017 @ STL, MO. If you are not in the path of 2024 eclipse and if you could travel to its path, go ahead. Its totally worth it. I am in Dallas, TX. Lets see if I am lucky to watch it again.

    • @Threemore650
      @Threemore650 Місяць тому

      Is it coming to England?

    • @arunfr
      @arunfr Місяць тому

      @@Threemore650 No. Some websites mention you could see this eclipse from UK but its less 1% of the total eclipse and at sunset.

  • @eugenemr
    @eugenemr 2 місяці тому +20

    I've been waiting for this since 2015, hope we have clear sky, if not, well, I'm going to CRY!!

    • @tinypopura
      @tinypopura 2 місяці тому +2

      Same. I've had it bookmarked on my calendar for years. Unfortunately my area has a high chance of clouds, so I'm not getting my hopes up.

    • @rabbinirvana
      @rabbinirvana Місяць тому +3

      I'm not counting on clear skies either when I'm in Ohio to see it. However I think it will still be interesting to see the entire sky suddenly go dark as night for a couple minutes, even if it is cloudy.

    • @urbanurchin5930
      @urbanurchin5930 Місяць тому

      .....MAGA tears !!! ......

  • @RobbyZander
    @RobbyZander Місяць тому

    I've seen one several years ago. Didnt have glasses so I could look until it was total eclipsed, but when it did it got dark and the bugs started making noises. It is an experience I definitely would travel to see again.

  • @ofskittlez
    @ofskittlez Місяць тому +1

    I live almost exactly in the middle of the path and I'm so excited!

  • @johnstewart579
    @johnstewart579 Місяць тому +3

    This will be my fourth total solar eclipse

  • @raymondmartin6737
    @raymondmartin6737 2 місяці тому +3

    I saw, in the NYC area, an almost total eclipse in 1965, and in 1970 west of
    Boston, with a photo from a projection
    of a pinhole to a camera.
    We were at South Beach, Florida,
    during the August 2017, but were
    too far from Charleston, SC to see
    it.😊

    • @hanksimon1023
      @hanksimon1023 2 місяці тому

      I was in Chas. in 1970 and in 2017, and hope to be here in 2040!

    • @raymondmartin6737
      @raymondmartin6737 2 місяці тому +1

      @hanksimon1023 very interesting, thanks 😊. We are in Southern New Hampshire
      and should see quite a bit of this eclipse.

  • @primmer355
    @primmer355 Місяць тому

    Thank you you're the only one teaching so people cannot understand it. You have a gift.

  • @digitalbuzz
    @digitalbuzz 27 днів тому

    I saw the totality on 4/8/2024 from my backyard in Cleveland. Truly a surreal and awesome experience, the whole town was cheering and in complete awe. Highly recommend.

  • @J0HNJ0RDAN
    @J0HNJ0RDAN Місяць тому +8

    "Sheer dumb cosmic luck." The naturalist's explanation for all of existence 😅

    • @musar03580
      @musar03580 Місяць тому

      I had to laugh when I heard that, too.

    • @KN-mg5ut
      @KN-mg5ut Місяць тому

      Couldn't believe he said that!
      "The heavens declare the glory of God;
      And the firmament shows his handiwork." Psalm 19:1

  • @hereitis.2587
    @hereitis.2587 2 місяці тому +3

    Kids In The Hall! Thank you! 😂 great show! So relatable!

  • @RavenMobile
    @RavenMobile 2 місяці тому +1

    I saw a total eclipse in Hawaii while visiting relatives in I think 1992 or 1993, as a young teen. It was a pretty surreal experience to see everything go dim for a few minutes, then back to a bright Hawaiian day.

  • @annahui9919
    @annahui9919 2 місяці тому +5

    Excellent explanation, always love to watch About That channel. Thank you Andrew😊

  • @Jacob-Sent.
    @Jacob-Sent. 2 місяці тому +3

    We hope this is going to be a sunny day in Montreal on April the 8th!

  • @goldranger2
    @goldranger2 7 днів тому

    Traveled 8 hours to southern Illinois to see totality, and it was completely worth it!

  • @gregwiggins9380
    @gregwiggins9380 2 місяці тому +2

    I was surprised on how small the sun looks through solar glasses. Videos make it look way better then what one well see

  • @DJS11811
    @DJS11811 Місяць тому +22

    The Creator has given us a demonstration of the Creator's eye for Symmetry.

  • @petergriffin383
    @petergriffin383 Місяць тому +8

    It's not sheer dumb cosmic luck, it's a gift.

  • @indymagoo
    @indymagoo 2 місяці тому +1

    Great video!

  • @3rdEyeConnection
    @3rdEyeConnection Місяць тому +1

    Edgar Cayce wrote about the correlation between sunspots and consciousness: Cayce saw sun spots, as well as earth changes as a reflection of our own state of consciousness, a result of our own actions, the boomerang of divine law. His readings offer simple metaphors to describe that eternal truth.

  • @scotthullinger4684
    @scotthullinger4684 Місяць тому +3

    There's a total solar eclipse somewhere on earth about once every 18 months.
    But of course, that would oftentimes be over oceans.

  • @damnuize
    @damnuize Місяць тому +4

    I just saw one 15 minutes ago, it was amazing

    • @Vsjjsjk
      @Vsjjsjk Місяць тому +3

      Yes 😃

  • @alicenelson2611
    @alicenelson2611 Місяць тому +1

    Here's the thing. Leave your camera. Sit quietly and let the sky suck you into a world youve never seen and likely won't again. What the videos and photos cannot portray is how immense is the size of this phenomenon. It takes up the sky and you are now a particle floating in disbelief watching the cosmos.
    I was in Oregon in 2017 and honestly rather reluctant to drive in traffic to the place of totality but my daughter forced me and I owe her. It rocked me and the experience changed me. I'd give anything to see this next one but I'm now too old and frail.
    Take heed that partial totality will not give you the breadth, depth, scope. IF YOU CAN, go to the place where you have an unobstructed view. I promise, you will never regret it nor will you forget.

  • @Kyoki_Uchiha
    @Kyoki_Uchiha Місяць тому

    Omg did you really just refrence Kids in the Hall?! 😍🤣😂 I never ever thought id hear the name of that show again, let alone on a yt about the eclipse 😅 ty for that and for the great explanation 👍🏽 reminds me of the Upright Citizens Brigade, too 🤔

  • @MaryAnnNytowl
    @MaryAnnNytowl Місяць тому +3

    I saw the one in 2017, and swore I'd do what I can to see any more of them I possibly can - it's the most moving thing I think I've ever experienced outside of giving birth to my children! Any of them you can get to see, DEFINITELY get there and see it!!

    • @Former_Pastor
      @Former_Pastor Місяць тому +1

      It's 1000x better than kids

    • @MaryAnnNytowl
      @MaryAnnNytowl Місяць тому +1

      @@Former_Pastor it's definitely cheaper, quieter, and much more well-behaved than kids, LOL!

    • @BionicAnimations
      @BionicAnimations Місяць тому

      @@MaryAnnNytowl Not true.

    • @BionicAnimations
      @BionicAnimations Місяць тому

      @@Former_Pastor Maybe YOUR kids, but not mine and others. Kids are God's gift to this planet. Respect that.

  • @Mrgoodtimes87
    @Mrgoodtimes87 Місяць тому +4

    Its nice to see that cbc is letting people comment on one of there videos.

  • @GorgieClarissa
    @GorgieClarissa 29 днів тому +1

    I live in indiana. And I had just moved here a few months ago from another state (i went to college here but didn;t think I would return). never in a million years would I have guess that I would have rented a 3 floor apartment with a private rooftop deck almost directly in the dead center of the path of totality. it's a small town 35k. and the whole town was going crazy over this. it was the most magical thing i think i've ever experienced as a human being. absolute FATE

    • @GorgieClarissa
      @GorgieClarissa 29 днів тому

      oh and where i lived it was extremely cloudy.... the days leading up to the eclipse. eclipse day - PERFECT SKIES and now we are back to clouds again. WOWZA

    • @ScorpioRachel
      @ScorpioRachel 23 дні тому

      LUCKY! It was nothing but clouds where i was sadly, even though I was not in the path of totality. I want to try and catch the one in October 2024 and then the one in 2026

  • @taragill17
    @taragill17 Місяць тому +1

    I’m in NY, in one of the few towns in the totality path and I’ve been excited for this day for months 🙏🏻 I thought for sure being in healthcare, I’d never get the day off but lucky me, I did 😁🎉

  • @Georgeanne17
    @Georgeanne17 Місяць тому +7

    The fact is God has unquestionably made no mistake. Every creation is perfect. That includes you! Your a miracle. Life reflects some much of this unifying force. The sun and moon reminds of this perfection & harmony. I've seen two major total eclipses and its incredible.

  • @AK-jt9gx
    @AK-jt9gx Місяць тому +15

    I’m driving 3 hours to the airport, flying 6 hours, and driving another 5. My mom booked the Airbnb nearly 2 years ago. Let’s go people

  • @aliciamarana
    @aliciamarana 2 місяці тому

    We started booking and planning our trip to Mazatlan in ‘22. It’s crazy how expensive the flights and everything have gotten. It’s gonna be nuts, but it will be worth it.

  • @elisedunstan2080
    @elisedunstan2080 Місяць тому

    Yes the total eclipse changed my life forever and I was in complete totality. I saw it from a nursing home where my mother in law was residing and we had snacks and glasses galore. It was underwhelming but we had a great view.

  • @ocelotsantinkehewin1553
    @ocelotsantinkehewin1553 Місяць тому +4

    Looks like I only got a billion years to see the total eclipse.

  • @AriessunvirgomoonlightLibraise
    @AriessunvirgomoonlightLibraise 2 місяці тому +4

    My bday is on Easter & i got the time off to see it, its gonna be an awesome road trip, please let them thunderstorm wait , im going to Texas 💯🙌🫶💪🙏

  • @Neyobe
    @Neyobe Місяць тому

    What an amazing video! Thank you

  • @madizzle90
    @madizzle90 2 місяці тому

    I was in Bowing Green, KY when the 2017 eclipse happened. What a cool opportunity that was.

  • @dennisg5639
    @dennisg5639 Місяць тому +9

    It is not sheer luck, but from The Almighty One.

  • @ernestninja
    @ernestninja 25 днів тому

    I just experienced this in Cornwall. I’m planning to go around the world just to see it again. What a beautiful phenomenon it was.

  • @regiehandig8190
    @regiehandig8190 Місяць тому

    What a wonderful gift to see this total solar eclipse. It so happened on my 32nd birthday. I wish it could be seen throughout the whole earth.

  • @TheSavageBountyHunter
    @TheSavageBountyHunter 2 місяці тому +10

    I heard people say this about the one in 2017. . 😂😂😂

    • @BionicAnimations
      @BionicAnimations Місяць тому

      Yeah! Why do they keep saying it's the last one? It's annoying.

  • @rodjacksonx
    @rodjacksonx Місяць тому +7

    "By sheer, dumb cosmic luck." *Sigh* talk about not WANTING to appreciate true majesty.

    • @AAWOLFE-zc6ly
      @AAWOLFE-zc6ly Місяць тому +1

      they can't, their ego and self-indulgence "eclipses" the beauty, diviner design, and beauty...