This will be its trajectory, according to NASA

He solar eclipse 2024 will take place next Monday April 8 and Mexico will be the protagonist.

According to Gregory Schmidt, a scientist at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Mazatlan Sinaloa will be the best place in the world to watch the Sun eclipse and stated that this event “It will not be repeated in this area for 300 years.”

For his part, the general director of the AEM, Salvador Landeros Ayala, explained that “Mexico will be in the eyes of the world”because the port of Mazatlán, Sinaloa, was chosen by NASA as the best geographical point to settle and document the total solar eclipse.

Solar eclipse 2024: This will be its trajectory in Mexico

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (POT) shared an animation showing what the path of the astronomical event will be like.

Thus, the Solar Eclipse 2024 will begin in Mazatlán and it will move north, it will cross the states of Sinaloa, Durango, Coahuila and Chihuahua. It will leave Mexico and continue through the United States and Canada.

This is the path that the eclipse will follow from Mexico to the United States. (NASA/Screenshot)

The National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) and the POT agree in highlighting the importance of this sighting, scheduled to begin at 9:51:23 hours. It is expected to reach its climax at 11:07:25 hours and will conclude at 11:11:45 hours.

What do you need to see the 2024 Solar Eclipse, according to NASA?

According to the space agency, what you can see during a total solar eclipse will depend on weather conditions and where you view it from.

Meteorological conditions: You need clear skies to have the full eclipse experience, with a clear view of the Sun and Moon. However, the eerie daytime darkness associated with eclipses remains noticeable even with cloud cover.
The place: To see all the stages of a total solar eclipse, you must observe it from somewhere along the band of totality: the places on Earth from where the Moon’s shadow completely covers the Sun. The path of totality for the Total solar eclipse on April 8, 2024 is shown below in yellow.

Eclipse watchers outside the path of totality could see a partial eclipse, in which the Moon covers most of the Sun, but not all of it.

Additionally, NASA recommends using special eclipse glasses that comply with the ISO 12312-2 certificationin order to avoid damage to your eyesight that could be permanent.