A look back and forward of the moon covering the sun
Yes, it was that long ago. On this date Houston, Texas saw a total solar eclipse. College Station and The Woodlands were along the center line. This eclipse started in the state of Texas before going over Cuba and the Dominican Republic.How about the last Texas solar eclipse?
Getting a total eclipse is rare. We have to go back to May 28, 1900 for the last time the state of Texas saw a total solar eclipse. But this eclipse only went over South Texas. More of the state saw a total solar eclipse July 29, 1878.A path along the southeastern United StatesThe last time a total solar eclipse past through more than a small partDenver was one of the cities in the pathExcitement is building for the Great Texas solar eclipse of April 8th.
I don’t think we are going to be alive for the next Houston, Texas total solar eclipse. It is 176 year away! It’s April 14, 2200.This one is going over some heavily populated areas in the northeastWe don’t have to wait as long for the next Texas eclipse. Although not much of the state is in totality. August 12, 2045, 21 years away is the next Great American Eclipse! Who lives in this path?I think I’ve made my point before how rare it is to get a total solar eclipse where you live.
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