.COMPLETE SOLAR eclipses have dazzled individuals due to the fact that time out of mind. The 1st report of one, preserved on a clay-based tablet computer found at Ugarit, now in Syria, is believed coming from its own grow older and also site to describe either an eclipse that happened in 1375BC or one in 1223BC. Epic descriptions for eclipses consist of the Sun being actually consumed through pet dogs, toads or even monsters. The truth is actually more prosaic. Eclipses are actually triggered by the Moon moving in between Sunlight and also The planet in such a way that casts a shadow on aspect of The planet's area. Why are total ones, like the one intercrossing part of The United States and Canada on April 8th, so rare?