{"id":771835,"date":"2023-11-10T11:56:50","date_gmt":"2023-11-10T15:56:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/?p=771835"},"modified":"2023-11-10T11:56:50","modified_gmt":"2023-11-10T15:56:50","slug":"total-solar-eclipse-of-april-8-2024-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/?p=771835","title":{"rendered":"Total solar eclipse of April 8, 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n<head>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n<meta charset=\"utf-8\"\/>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t<!-- Global site tag (gtag.js) - Google Analytics -->&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n\t<meta http-equiv=\"X-UA-Compatible\" content=\"IE=Edge\"\/>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n\t&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n    <!-- Web Experience Toolkit (WET) \/ Bo&icirc;te &agrave; outils de l'exp&eacute;rience Web (BOEW)\n    wet-boew.github.io\/wet-boew\/License-en.html \/ wet-boew.github.io\/wet-boew\/Licence-fr.html -->&#13;<br \/>\n    <title>Total solar eclipse of April 8, 2024 | Canadian Space Agency<\/title>&#13;<br \/>\n    <meta content=\"width=device-width,initial-scale=1\" name=\"viewport\"\/>&#13;<br \/>\n    <!-- Meta data -->&#13;<br \/>\n\t&#13;<br \/>\n    <meta name=\"dcterms.description\" content=\"On April 8, 2024, part of Canada will observe a total solar eclipse. 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(Credit: Canadian Space Agency)<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption>&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<\/p>\n<p>On <time datetime=\"2024-04-08\">April 8, 2024<\/time>, a spectacular and rare celestial event is set to unfold over Canada, the United States and Mexico\u00a0\u2013 a total solar eclipse. As the Moon aligns perfectly between Earth and the Sun, temporary darkness will sweep across parts of the country, captivating countless spectators.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t&#13;<\/p>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-9 mrgn-tp-lg mrgn-bttm-lg\">\n<figure class=\"wb-mltmd\">&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t            <video data-id=\"18417\" preload=\"metadata\" title=\"The 2024 solar eclipse\" poster=\"\/videos\/recherche\/1_t6chrjzs\/thumbnails\/5.jpg\">&#13;<source src=\"https:\/\/www.asc-csa.gc.ca\/videos\/recherche\/1_t6chrjzs\/1_1s2mp9qb.webm\" type=\"video\/webm\">&#13;<source src=\"https:\/\/www.asc-csa.gc.ca\/videos\/recherche\/1_t6chrjzs\/1_16n4m1to.mp4\" type=\"video\/mp4\">&#13;<br \/>\n                        <\/source><\/source><\/video>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<figcaption class=\"small mrgn-tp-sm\">&#13;<\/p>\n<p>Animation partially showing the solar eclipse on <time datetime=\"2024-04-08\">April 8, 2024<\/time>, with the Moon hiding the Sun and casting its shadow on Earth. 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