On April 8, 2024, a total solar eclipse moved across North America, passing over Mexico, the United States, and Canada.

The solar eclipse, also known as the Great North American Eclipse, was a total solar eclipse visible across a band covering parts of North America, from Mexico to Canada and crossing the contiguous United States. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby obscuring the Sun. A total solar eclipse occurs when the Moon’s apparent diameter is larger than the Sun’s, blocking all direct sunlight. The sky will darken as if it were dawn or dusk. Totality occurs only in a limited path across Earth’s surface, with the partial solar eclipse visible over a larger surrounding region. During this eclipse, the Moon’s apparent diameter was 5.5 percent larger than average. In Hot Springs Village, the partial phase started at 1:32.20 PM. The duration of eclipse totality lasted 3 minutes and 59.1 seconds, starting at 1:59:40 PM, with mid-eclipse occurring at 1:51:36 PM. With a magnitude of 1.0566, the eclipse’s longest duration of totality was 4 minutes and 28.13 seconds just 4 miles north of the Mexican town of Nazas, Durango.

I photographed the eclipse with Dan and Mike at Dan’s house. Thank you, Dan, for helping with all the setup and settings. Though I shot a bunch of photos, here’s a composite of a few showing the progression of the eclipse.