Total Solar Eclipse Totality Sliver From FingerLakes NewYorkState Royalty-Free Stock Image

3:26pm afternoon all was in darkness except this sun sliver seen through passing cloud cover in upstate NewYork USA. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby obscuring the view of the Sun from a small part of Earth, totally or partially. In a total eclipse, the disk of the Sun is fully obscured by the Moon and can only be viewed from a relatively small area of the world. During an eclipse, totality occurs only along a narrow track on the surface of Earth. This narrow track is called the path of totality making the sky appear as night for a brief period.