.OVERALL SOLAR eclipses have blown away people given that opportunity out of mind. The very first document of one, protected on a clay tablet computer discovered at Ugarit, currently in Syria, is actually believed coming from its own age as well as site to define either an eclipse that took place in 1375BC or one in 1223BC. Legendary descriptions for eclipses include the Sunlight being actually eaten by dogs, toads or even dragons. The truth is actually a lot more prosaic. Eclipses are dued to the Moon moving in between Sunlight and also Earth in a way that throws a darkness on portion of The planet's surface area. Why are actually complete ones, like the one crossing part of The United States and Canada on April 8th, so uncommon?