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How does the total solar eclipse form?

Total solar eclipse is a rare and rather magnificent natural scene, so it often attracts many tourists to watch it overseas. The United States recently ushered in a total solar eclipse carnival, so do you know how the total solar eclipse is formed?

In the early morning of August 22, Beijing time, the United States ushered in a total solar eclipse carnival, which is not only the only total solar eclipse in the world this year, but also the last century's total solar eclipse across the East and west coasts of the United States again.

When the moon gradually blocked the sun's light, the originally sunny day turned dark, millions of Americans watched the total solar eclipse. There are 14 states in the United States that can witness this rare total solar eclipse. The path of the total solar eclipse is from west to East. Oregon is the first to see the total solar eclipse, and South Carolina is the last to see the total solar eclipse. The longest eclipse site is located in Illinois. People can see a total solar eclipse of 2:40 seconds.

For the first time in nearly a century, a total solar eclipse across the East and west coasts of the United States finally ended in South Carolina. On Monday afternoon, Americans were filled with awe, watching the spectacle of the moon covering the sun and turning day into night.

A total solar eclipse is a phenomenon in which the sun is completely covered by the moon and lasts only about two minutes. There is only one narrow area in the United States where total solar eclipse can be seen, extending from Oregon on the west coast to Charleston, South Carolina, on the east coast. The whole process lasted for 90 minutes.

There are 200 million people living within a day's drive of the total eclipse area, so these places are overcrowded. The last eclipse across the two coasts took place in 1918.

Total solar eclipse: the moon blocks the visual effects of the sun

A total solar eclipse occurs because the sun is near a point of intersection between the moon's orbit and the earth's orbit, while the moon is at the farthest point from this point. Because there is a magical symmetry. The diameter of the sun is 400 times that of the moon, and its distance from the earth is just 400 times that of the moon. As a result, when the moon is completely between the earth and the sun, the sun's surface is completely obscured for those who are completely in the shadow of the moon. The sun turned black, leaving only a golden halo, and the sky turned indigo. At this time, strange phenomena happen. Birds will lose their direction or fly back to their nests. Bats and other nocturnal animals may come out drowsily.