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Eclipse Information and Resources

There will be two spectacular solar eclipses coming in 2023 and 2024 you will not want to miss, whether you are on or off the path.

The ASP has created this resource page to give you as much information, materials, links to resources, and support for your events, personal viewing adventures, or your teaching opportunities to be accurate, safe, and fun!

Image courtesy of Michael Zeiler GreatAmericanEclipse.com

About the 2023 and 2024 Solar Eclipses

  • On Saturday, October 14, 2023, the moon is centered in front of the Sun, but only 90% of the solar disk. The remaining 10% will appear as a "ring of fire" around the Moon's silhouette. This annular solar eclipse will be visible within a roughly 125-mile-wide path from Oregon to Texas and on into Mexico, Central America, and northern South America. Most North Americans outside the path will experience a partial solar eclipse.

  • On Monday, April 8, 2024, the Moon will pass directly between Earth and the Sun, creating a total solar eclipse. The new Moon will fully block the Sun’s bright face, turning day into night for several minutes and revealing the magnificent solar corona, our star’s wispy outer atmosphere. Our natural satellite’s dark shadow, about 115 miles wide, will cross Mexico, sweep from Texas to Maine, and then darken parts of Eastern Canada. Outside this narrow path, nearly everyone in North America will get a chance to witness a partial solar eclipse.

Popular ASP Activities & Resources

  • Do you love eclipses and want to share the wow of space science with your community? Apply to become a NASA Partner Eclipse Ambassador!

    In 2023 and 2024, two eclipses will be happening across the United States. In an exciting new partnership, Undergraduate Students and Amateur Astronomers will engage their local communities, providing solar viewing glasses as well as context for underserved communities off the central paths.

  • Virtual Talks and Panels Celebrating Upcoming Awe-Inspiring Events

  • Looking for the popular original ASP Yardstick Eclipse Activity? Do you need safe solar viewers for your event?

    We're prepared for the upcoming solar eclipses with ASP safe solar glasses, the popular Sunspotter scope, Lunt SUNoculars, updated exclusive ASP Yardstick kits and the ability to special order quantities in time for both events. Find this and more in our AstroShop. All proceeds support the education programs of the ASP.

  • ASP is freely distributing a recent article from our Vol 51 membership "Mercury" magazine by Doug Duncan titled "The Sun, Moon, and You." This guide will help you, your students, friends, and others with tips on running events for the upcoming October 2023 and April 2024 solar eclipses. Duncan is a retired faculty member in the Department of Astrophysical & Planetary Sciences of the University of Colorado and also a popularizer of astronomy. He directed the Fiske Planetarium from 2002-2018.

  • NASA's Night Sky Network, in partnership with the ASP, supports a network of hundreds of astronomy clubs offering resources, tips, and exciting event opportunities in preparation for the upcoming 2023 and 2024 solar eclipses. If you don't belong to a local astronomy club, now is the time to join!

All about ASP's Exclusive Yardstick Eclipse Activity

Additional ASP Partner Resources

  • AAS is sponsoring a planning workshop, Friday–Saturday, 9–10 June 2023, at the New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science. It is for everyone involved (or wanting to become involved) in preparing their community for the upcoming North American solar eclipses, whether on or off the eclipse path(s). Attendees will include amateur and professional astronomers; formal and informal educators; local, state, and national government officials; representatives from the tourism and hospitality industries; professionals in health, safety, transportation, and emergency management; local, state, and national park rangers; and artists, filmmakers, science writers, and event planners. Look for workshop information on the all-inclusive AAS Eclipse Resource Page

  • See what the excitement is all about over the popular Live Stream eclipse events at the Exploratorium. Resources and an upcoming App kick off the 2023 and 2024 North American eclipses.

  • GreatAmericanEclipse.com is published by Michael Zeiler and Polly White. Their website provides information, maps, photos and videos related to all types of solar eclipses around the world. The web store offers eclipse related items to support the ongoing work and education on solar eclipses.

  • NASA studies solar eclipses on the ground, in our atmosphere, and in space, influencing solar and Earth science. Find out everything from how eclipses work to safe solar viewing instructions.

  • You can get local circumstances of upcoming solar (and lunar) eclipses for cities worldwide with this popular resource timeanddate - all free and online.

  • NSTA is providing a collection of resources and teaching materials for the classroom as you plan your upcoming eclipse events. Solar Eclipses are excellent astronomical events for teachers and students to learn about the science of astronomy. Check out the following collection of resources and teaching materials to use in the classroom.

  • Exploring Lunar and Solar Eclipses via a 3-D Modeling Design Task
    note: This 2016 article is only accessible by NSTA Members but includes a 12 page preview

Thank you to our ongoing Partners:

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