Eclipse 2024 Uk Bbc. The eclipse will occur when the moon moves between the earth and sun, blocking some or all of its rays from reaching the earth. In its slightly wobbly orbit around the earth, the moon occasionally blocks the sun.

The 2024 total solar eclipse will begin way out in the pacific ocean, with the inhabitants of penrhyn atoll, part of the cook islands, greeted by a darkened sun at dawn, at. Rockets, planes, balloons and countless observers on the ground will be studying the north american total solar eclipse on 8 april in unprecedented detail.