The sun is shown in a total eclipse by the moon. A total solar eclipse happens when the moon’s disk completely covers the sun’s disk in the sky.
For a couple minutes, the sun is shadowed by the moon, leaving brief darkness in the area as the moon shadows the sun. It’s a unique and fascinating experience.
The moon is seen as it starts passing in front of the sun during a solar eclipse.
The sun shot through a solar filter.
The moon almost eclipses the sun during a near-total solar eclipse
The sun is shown nearing a total eclipse by the moon
The moon is seen passing in front of the sun during a solar eclipse. A solar eclipse made its way across the U.S. on Monday, Aug. 21, 2017. It was the first total eclipse visible from the United States since 1979, a celestial wonder that some skywatchers describe as life-changing.On Monday, Aug. 21, the moon crossed between the Earth and the sun, casting a shadow onto the planet that turns day into twilight across the United States. It was the first total solar eclipse visible to people in the contiguous U.S. since 1979.
