The moon moves between the earth and the sun during a solar eclipse April 8. Though Iowa was not in the path of totality, many Iowans donned their filtered sunglasses to watch. According to NASA, the path of totality — where viewers can see the moon totally block the sun — was much wider during this year’s eclipse than it was during the eclipse in 2017. And the moon was a little bit farther away from earth in 2017, so the path of totality was about 62 to 71 miles wide compared to 108 to 122 miles this year. (Photo courtesy of Dennis Wright Photography)
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