A solar eclipse dimmed a few parts of the world on Aug. 12, and very few may have gotten a glimpse of it in Ohio.
When is the next time Ohio will see an eclipse? Here's what to know.
When is the next total solar eclipse? Ohio will not see one until 2099
Ohio saw a total solar eclipse in 2024, and some may have seen a partial solar eclipse just yesterday. According to Time and Date, a total solar eclipse to occur in 2099 puts Ohio in the path of totality again — a little more than 70 years from now.
The next total solar eclipse, which will occur on Sept. 14, 2099, will be the next one to plunge Ohio into darkness.
Is it rare for Ohio to experience total eclipses in 2024 and 2099?
According to a story by the Enquirer, the 2099 solar eclipse will put northwest Ohio in a front-row seat on the path of totality again. Like the 2024 solar eclipse, 2099 will have paths of totality that crisscross
each other. The exact crossroad of both eclipses falls on Wyandot County, including the communities of Upper Sandusky, Forest, and Sycamore.
Several cities in Ohio will be in the centerline in 2099, giving them a prime viewing of the total solar eclipse. Eclipses in 2045 and 2052 will cross the continental United States.
As for the rarity of the same area being on the centerline of separate total solar eclipses, it's rare — and it's not.
Are there any more eclipses this year?
According to NASA, there will be a partial lunar eclipse between Aug. 27 and Aug. 28 for people in the Americas, Europe, Africa, and western Asia.
For those wanting to know if they'll be able to see the eclipses on Aug. 12 and Aug. 27, Time and Date has tools to check specific locations in the U.S.
This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: When is the next total solar eclipse? Ohio will see one in 70 years
