Astronomy Picture of the Day [1]Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. 2023 April 18 [2]A map of the USA is shown with the path of the greatest darkness of two solar eclipses shown in dark colors. Please see the explanation for more detailed information. Map of Total Solar Eclipse Path in 2024 April Image Credit: [3]NASA, [4]Science Visualization Studio Explanation: Would you like to see a total eclipse of the Sun? If so, do any friends or relatives live near the [5]path of next April's eclipse? If yes again, then you might want to arrange a well-timed visit. [6]Next April 8, the path of a [7]total solar eclipse will cross [8]North America from western [9]Mexico to eastern [10]Canada, entering the [11]USA in southern [12]Texas and exiting in northern [13]Maine. All of North America will [14]experience the least a [15]partial solar eclipse. [16]Featured here is a map of the [17]path of totality. Many people who have seen a total solar eclipse [18]tell [19]stories about it for the rest of their lives. As a warmup, an [20]annular solar eclipse will be [21]visible later this year -- in mid-October. Tomorrow's picture: snow sky surprise __________________________________________________________________ [22]< | [23]Archive | [24]Submissions | [25]Index | [26]Search | [27]Calendar | [28]RSS | [29]Education | [30]About APOD | [31]Discuss | [32]> __________________________________________________________________ Authors & editors: [33]Robert Nemiroff ([34]MTU) & [35]Jerry Bonnell ([36]UMCP) NASA Official: Phillip Newman [37]Specific rights apply. [38]NASA Web Privacy Policy and Important Notices A service of: [39]ASD at [40]NASA / [41]GSFC, [42]NASA Science Activation & [43]Michigan Tech. U. References 1. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/archivepix.html 2. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/image/2304/EclipseMap_nasa_5400.jpg 3. https://www.nasa.gov/ 4. https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/ 5. https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/2332/new-nasa-map-details-2023-and-2024-solar-eclipses-in-the-us/ 6. https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/eclipses/2024/apr-8-total/overview/ 7. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap170820.html 8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_America 9. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexico 10. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada 11. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States 12. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas 13. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maine 14. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap170912.html 15. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap220502.html 16. https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/5073 17. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap160821.html 18. https://www.cesarsway.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/safety-essentials-for-dog-walkers-cesars-way.jpeg 19. https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/sallytamarkin/astronomers-and-eclipses 20. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap191225.html 21. https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/solar/2023-october-14 22. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap230417.html 23. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/archivepix.html 24. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/apsubmit2015.html 25. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/aptree.html 26. https://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/apod/apod_search 27. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/calendar/allyears.html 28. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod.rss 29. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/edlinks.html 30. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/about_apod.html 31. https://asterisk.apod.com/discuss_apod.php?date=230418 32. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap230419.html 33. http://www.phy.mtu.edu/faculty/Nemiroff.html 34. http://www.phy.mtu.edu/ 35. https://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/htmltest/jbonnell/www/bonnell.html 36. http://www.astro.umd.edu/ 37. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/about_apod.html#srapply 38. https://www.nasa.gov/about/highlights/HP_Privacy.html 39. https://astrophysics.gsfc.nasa.gov/ 40. https://www.nasa.gov/ 41. https://www.nasa.gov/centers/goddard/ 42. https://science.nasa.gov/learners 43. http://www.mtu.edu/