.COMPLETE SOLAR eclipses possess blown away people since time out of mind. The initial document of one, maintained on a clay-based tablet computer found at Ugarit, now in Syria, is actually believed from its age and location to illustrate either an eclipse that occurred in 1375BC or even one in 1223BC. Legendary explanations for eclipses include the Sunlight being eaten through pet dogs, frogs or dragons. The fact is actually a lot more prosaic. Eclipses are actually brought on by the Moon relocating between Sun as well as Earth in a manner that throws a shadow on aspect of Earth's surface area. Why are actually total ones, like the one crossing part of The United States and Canada on April 8th, so rare?