This Monday the week began with a total solar eclipse
in Canada, the United States and Mexico, where millions of people witnessed this great phenomenon. One of them was Manu Ginobili, who followed him from San Antonio. But the absolute crossing of the moon and the sun was also seen from the mythical and historic Indianapolis circuit and at the El Encanto Stadium, the home of Mazatlán FC.
This astronomical phenomenon is the first of the year and according to NASA, it is the most impressive in recent times.
Through its social networks, the Mexican club shared a video where every minute can be seen while the Solar Eclipse appeared in the sky and the day quickly turned into night.
To see it a thousand more times, from wherever.
This is how the Total Eclipse 2024 was experienced in El Encanto 🌘🌑🌒#ARREbatando ⚓️ pic.twitter.com/DKGUEflqTh
— Mazatlán FC ⚓️ (@MazatlanFC) April 8, 2024
But not only Mazatlán was fascinated by this event. Manuel Ginobili also showed through his social networks his astonishment at the Eclipse on April 8.
"Very cloudy in SA to see the eclipse but from time to time something appears
," commented the Bahian, four-time NBA champion with the San Antonio Spurs.
🇺🇲Quite clouded in SA but we could see a little bit of the eclipse.
🇦🇷Too cloudy in SA to see the eclipse but from time to time something appears. 🕶️ pic.twitter.com/LdJW5bQECx
— Manu Ginobili (@manuginobili) April 8, 2024
A solar eclipse can occur two to three times per year
. A total solar eclipse, like the one this Monday, April 8, occurs, on average, every 18 months, they explain at exploratorium.edu.
And they detail that in the same place on Earth one could be seen approximately every 300 to 400 years.
Manu Ginobili, a star who enjoyed the annular solar eclipse 😎☀️
📸 @manuginobili pic.twitter.com/UmS1Y58ny6
— NBA Latam (@NBALatam) October 15, 2023
This Monday's astronomical phenomenon crossed from southwest to northeast in the United States and is also considered a great eclipse.
We will have to wait until 2045 to see a similar one in the same area.
On the other hand, NASA launched three probe rockets into the shadow of the Moon during the eclipse to study how the phenomenon affects the Earth's atmosphere
. "Each rocket will eject four secondary instruments the size of a two-liter soda bottle that also measure the same data points, so it is similar to the results of fifteen rockets, although only three are launched," explained Aroh Barjatya, professor in engineering physics at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Florida.
Additionally, this total solar eclipse is a key moment for research, since the next total solar eclipse over the United States is scheduled for 2045.
The solar eclipse left the Statue of Liberty in New York in darkness. It is estimated that the next total solar eclipse in the United States will be in 2045. (Photo by TIMOTHY A. CLARY / AFP)