Why does the north get more total eclipses?

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This Product is supported by the NASA Heliophysics Education Activation Team (NASA HEAT), part of NASA’s Science Activation portfolio. The material contained in this document is based upon work supported by a National Aeronautics And Space Administration (NASA) grant or cooperative agreement. Any questions, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this materials are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of NASA. Solar eclipses can happen anywhere on earth, but if you want to see a total eclipse, you need to go to the far north, because the Earth’s shape and orbit determine the high latitudes and eclipse hotspot. LEARN MORE ************** To learn more about this topic, start your googling with these keywords: - Annular Eclipse: an eclipse of the sun in which the edge of the sun remains visible as a bright ring around the moon. - Elliptical orbit: when an object moves around another object in an oval shaped path. - Latitude: the angular distance of a place north or south of the earth's equator, or of a celestial object north or south of the celestial equator, usually expressed in degrees and minutes. - Total Eclipse: an eclipse of the sun in which the Moon passes between the Sun and Earth, completely blocking the face of the Sun. SUPPORT MINUTEEARTH ************************** If you like what we do, you can help us!: - Our merch: http://dftba.com/minuteearth - Our book: https://minuteearth.com/books - Share this video with your friends and family - Leave us a comment (we read them!) CREDITS ********* Cameron Duke | Script Writer, Narrator and Director Lizah van der Aart and Sarah Berman | Illustration, Video Editing and Animation Nathaniel Schroeder | Music MinuteEarth is produced by Neptune Studios LLC https://neptunestudios.info OUR STAFF ************ Lizah van der Aart • Sarah Berman • Cameron Duke Arcadi Garcia i Rius • David Goldenberg • Melissa Hayes Alex Reich • Henry Reich • Peter Reich Ever Salazar • Leonardo Souza • Kate Yoshida OUR LINKS ************ Youtube | https://youtube.com/MinuteEarth TikTok | https://tiktok.com/@minuteearth Twitter | https://twitter.com/MinuteEarth Instagram | https://instagram.com/minute_earth Facebook | https://facebook.com/Minuteearth Website | https://minuteearth.com Apple Podcasts| https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/minuteearth/id649211176 REFERENCES ************** Bakich, Michael E. “How Often Do Solar Eclipses Occur? | Astronomy.com.” Astronomy Magazine, 18 July 2023, https://www.astronomy.com/observing/how-often-do-solar-eclipses-occur/ Espenak, Fred, and Jean Meeus. Five Millennium Canon of Solar Eclipses. 30 July 2021. J. Meeus. “The Frequency of Total and Annular Solar Eclipses for a given Place.” Journal of the British Astronomical Association, vol. 92, 1 Apr. 1982, pp. 124–126. “The Comparative Size of Various Solar System Objects | Britannica.” https://www.britannica.com/video/185399/size-solar-system-objects Wright, Ernie (2024). “NASA Scientific Visualization Studio | 5000 Years of Total Solar Eclipses.” NASA Scientific Visualization Studio. https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/5222