If the timing and location are right, like if the stars align, some may see a "devil horns" or "solar horns" effect. During past eclipse events, Florida has seen versions of a horizontal "smiley ...

In a lunar eclipse, the moon gets darker," according to spaceplace.nasa.gov. Hikers witness a partial solar eclipse from Papago Park in Phoenix on May 20, 2012.

The 2017 solar eclipse was the first whose path of totality crossed the entire continent in 99 years. Even though eclipses may seem to occur randomly, scientists can pinpoint exactly when and ...