Solar Eclipses: What Really Happened on April 8th, 2024

Today, we are discussing the total solar eclipse that occurred on April 8th, 2024, and diving into the science behind the eclipse. We babble about what we observed, the sunspot cycle, other types of eclipses, and more. We hope you enjoy our first episode! Stay tuned and follow along for more content.

We could see the eclipse in person, so much of this information is first-hand experience. The other information we talked about in our astronomy class and looked up on trusted Google sources. Below is a list of our sources:

https://science.nasa.gov/eclipses/types/

https://www.exploratorium.edu/eclipse/what-is-a-solar-eclipsehttps://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/hybrid-solar-eclipse.html