.OVERALL SOLAR eclipses possess dazzled individuals because opportunity out of thoughts. The first report of one, kept on a clay tablet computer discovered at Ugarit, right now in Syria, is believed from its own age and also site to illustrate either an eclipse that occurred in 1375BC or one in 1223BC. Famous illustrations for eclipses include the Sun being actually eaten through pets, frogs or even monsters. The reality is much more prosaic. Eclipses are triggered by the Moon moving between Sun and Planet in a manner that casts a shadow on aspect of Earth's surface. Why are total ones, like the one intercrossing part of North America on April 8th, thus rare?