The beautiful chance and certainty of a total solar eclipse explained.

Solar Eclipse Geometry What's happening in space and on Earth. By Michael E Bakich. Aug 7, 2017 5:00 AM Nov 18, 2019 6:01 PM. The eclipse as seen from a group’s viewing site outside Longyearbyen.

It happens only because of math and coincidence. A total solar eclipse is both chance and certainty. Take this for example: If the radius of the Sun is 695,700 km, ...

In Lynchburg, Central Virginia Community College held an eclipse viewing party, ... and today is sort of all of that because we're going to get to see this cosmic dance of geometry.