.OVERALL SOLAR eclipses possess impressed individuals due to the fact that opportunity out of thoughts. The 1st report of one, maintained on a clay tablet computer discovered at Ugarit, currently in Syria, is actually thought from its age and location to explain either an eclipse that took place in 1375BC or one in 1223BC. Epic descriptions for eclipses include the Sun being eaten by pet dogs, frogs or even monsters. The fact is actually a lot more prosaic. Eclipses are actually brought on by the Moon relocating between Sunshine and Earth in such a way that throws a shadow on part of Planet's surface. Why are actually overall ones, like the one intercrossing aspect of The United States on April 8th, therefore rare?