2024 Total Solar Eclipse: Why you’ll never see it again | About That

On April 8, a total solar eclipse is set to pass through parts of Canada, the United States, and Mexico. Andrew Chang explains what makes a total eclipse so special, and why this is likely the only one you will ever experience.
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[@dennisc6716]

I experienced totality in 2017 in my back yard in the middle of my granddaughter's 3rd birthday party. I'm never gonna top that one.

[@kendebusk2540]

I am already making my plans. I've figured out where the combination of closest to me and maximum totality timing is about 125 miles from me so I'm going. I've invited a few friends to ride along but no one except me seems to be excited about it. I'm 71 yrs old so my odds of seeing another one are next to zero. Let me repeat myself: I'M GOING!!!

[@Bob_Mahan]

Drove 1000 miles to experience totality in 2017, and doing it again next month.

[@CannonRushed]

For anyone on the fence, it's really hard to put into words what a total eclipse is like. The difference between totality and 90% is quite literally night and day. Do yourself a favor and go if you can. As close as you can to seeing the universe wink at you.

[@Zsokorad]

"In theory you could see dozens of them in your lifetime, but you won't."

[@ccramit]

Drove 5.5 hours to see it. Drove another 10 hours back due to traffic. But it was worth every second of it. I have never experienced anything so....galactic in my entire life. I've seen a few lunar eclipses, but a total solar eclipse was otherworldly.

[@jamesfrederick99]

I watched the 2017 eclipse and will stand on the exact same spot for the 2024 eclipse. Lucky me.

[@gk.spinoza]

I was 11 years old when the last total solar eclipse occured over Canada. Every window of my Southern Ontario public school was prepared for safely viewing the eclipse, and every child was given viewing glasses.

[@capt.Justin]

I am fortunate enough to have witnessed three total solar eclipses and tomorrow will be my fourth

[@Philip-0]

I'd add 2 things to what this video mentions. If you view it from an elevated position, you actually might see the moon's shadow traveling across the land at thousands of miles per hour. Also, look out for evening birds that will suddenly fill the skies in search of mosquitos and other insects that normally appear at dusk. The dramatic temperature drop is also quite eerie.

[@Bsquaredplus2]

Saw the 2017 eclipse totality, and it's like nothing I've ever experienced before or since. It was almost spiritual to experience

[@zachariasbalslev9088]

I have witnessed a total solar eclipse once.

[@Phoenix-vg8li]

I’m gonna be in Niagara Falls, riding my dirtbike on trails for the eclipse. It’s gonna be epic.

[@suphommy]

Fact: A total solar eclipse is far less common than a total eclipse of the heart

[@SnuppOfficial]

“Be ready for 2024! This only happens once every 375 years!!”

[@RedCanyonWolf]

I thought clouds were gonna obscure the 2017 eclipse in Idaho and about 40 minutes before totality… the sky cleared!

[@christinamann3640]

I absolutely love describing an eclipse as a Kids In The Hall skit 😂

[@techcafe0]

I once witnessed a breathtaking lunar eclipse (when the moon moves into earth's shadow) in Montreal. In eclipse, the moon suddenly took on a jaw-dropping 3D dimensionality I had never seen before. It left me with tears in my eyes, it was like I was seeing the moon for the first time, like a giant ball floating in space, in full 3D, hanging above our heads.

[@jeffsaxton716]

I was near the point of max totality in 2017. At 73, I'll feel fortunate to see one more!

[@v.e.7236]

I've been lucky enough to have seen three eclipses in my lifetime.