Event
A total solar eclipse, the last visible from the continental United States until 2017
26 Feb 1979 · 52.10° N, 94.50° W
What the records say
- When
- 26 Feb 1979
- Kind
- Event
- Coordinates
- 52.10° N, 94.50° W
Placed at the coordinates of the event it links, Solar eclipse of February 26, 1979.
Summary
A total solar eclipse, the last visible from the continental United States until 2017, arcs over northwestern conterminous US and central Canada ending in Greenland. A partial solar eclipse is visible over almost all of North America and Central America including the eastern half of Alaska and the western half of the UK.