{"id":220615,"date":"2024-04-04T23:24:00","date_gmt":"2024-04-04T23:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/04\/04\/i-might-be-an-astrophysicist-but-im-still-learning-about-stargazing\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T17:19:17","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:19:17","slug":"i-might-be-an-astrophysicist-but-im-still-learning-about-stargazing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/04\/04\/i-might-be-an-astrophysicist-but-im-still-learning-about-stargazing\/","title":{"rendered":"I might be an astrophysicist, but I&#8217;m still learning about stargazing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<figure class=\"article-image-inline ArticleImage\" data-method=\"replace-inline-image\">\n<div class=\"ArticleImage__Wrapper\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/02102818\/SEI_197718083.jpg?width=1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/02102818\/SEI_197718083.jpg?width=100 100w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/02102818\/SEI_197718083.jpg?width=200 200w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/02102818\/SEI_197718083.jpg?width=249 249w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/02102818\/SEI_197718083.jpg?width=300 300w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/02102818\/SEI_197718083.jpg?width=400 400w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/02102818\/SEI_197718083.jpg?width=500 500w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/02102818\/SEI_197718083.jpg?width=600 600w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/02102818\/SEI_197718083.jpg?width=700 700w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/02102818\/SEI_197718083.jpg?width=800 800w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/02102818\/SEI_197718083.jpg?width=900 900w\" class=\"image alignnone size-full wp-image-2425110 ReplaceImageLazyload\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1130px) 900px, (min-width: 1025px) 900, (min-width: 768px) calc(100vw - 30px), calc(100vw - 30px)\" alt=\"Silhouettes of people observing stars in night sky. Astronomy concept.; Shutterstock ID 586441904; purchase_order: -; job: -; client: -; other: -\" width=\"1349\" height=\"900\" data-credit=\"vchal\/Shutterstock\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"ArticleImageCaption\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>ON 8 APRIL, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newscientist.com\/article\/2418925-eclipse-2024-when-is-it-and-where-can-i-see-it\/\">total solar eclipse<\/a> will be visible from various parts of North America. The path in which this will occur runs from Mexico, diagonally across the US and into the Atlantic region of Canada. Eclipses like this, where the moon moves directly between the sun and Earth and blocks out light, happen almost every 20 years. But our planet is a big place, and these events can\u2019t be seen everywhere. Only about once every 400 years is one visible from any given spot on Earth. 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