SPACE NOTES

Solar eclipses and what you saw (or almost saw) April 8

By ALEX SHEETS/Contributing Writer
Posted 4/16/24

A solar eclipse, like the one that upstate New Yorkers almost got to see April 8, occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun. The Moon casts a shadow that blocks out the Sun from our …

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