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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
Science
Richard Luscombe

The next eclipse: if you missed totality on Monday, just wait … until 2044

A sign in Paris, Texas, informs visitors about the 8 April 2024 total eclipse.
A sign in Paris, Texas, informs visitors about the 8 April 2024 total eclipse. Photograph: Tony Gutierrez/AP

Maybe it was cloudy when you tried to view the eclipse, or you live outside the path of totality. Perhaps you enjoyed the spectacle so much that you just can’t wait for the next one.

Either way, there are more opportunities coming to witness the celestial spectacle of a solar eclipse, even if you’ll have to wait 20 years for the next one with totality to touch any part of the mainland US.

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