A total solar eclipse is about to visit North America — and with the right knowledge, it’s possible to produce spectacular images and videos of it with just a smartphone.
On April 8, 2024, six states in northwest Mexico, 15 US states and six provinces in Canada will be visited by a total solar eclipse. To experience totality — darkness in the day and a totally eclipsed sun — you must be within the 115-mile wide path of totality. Inside the path, you’ll see (using solar filters or solar eclipse glasses) the partial phases of the eclipse on either side