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Jamie Carter

Astrophotography in April 2024: what to shoot in the night sky this coming month

A total solar eclipse as seen over ESO’s La Silla Observatory in Chile on 2 July 2019. (Image credit: ESO/P. Horálek) .

There are no prizes for guessing what the main celestial sight will be in North American skies this month. On April 8, a much anticipated 2024 total solar eclipse will be visible from within a narrow path of totality through parts of northwestern Mexico, 15 US states and southeastern Canada. 

There is, however, reason to believe that astrophotography fans across the world will be able to see the appearance of a bright comet, which should be at its best this month. 

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