.COMPLETE SOLAR eclipses have dazzled individuals given that time out of mind. The first record of one, preserved on a clay tablet found at Ugarit, currently in Syria, is thought from its age and site to illustrate either an eclipse that occurred in 1375BC or one in 1223BC. Legendary explanations for eclipses include the Sunlight being actually consumed by pet dogs, toads or dragons. The reality is actually more prosaic. Eclipses are triggered by the Moon relocating in between Sunlight as well as Earth in such a way that projects a darkness on portion of The planet's surface. Why are complete ones, like the one crossing portion of The United States and Canada on April 8th, therefore rare?