“If this could happen every day for a year, I would never move from where I am” (Mass 71). This powerful phrase is one woman's opinion after observing a total solar eclipse. This natural phenomenon is considered extraordinary and continues to fascinate many people around the world. Solar eclipses are called nature's greatest coincidence and they have a beauty that can have a profound effect on people. A solar eclipse can only occur if the moon is in its new moon phase when it passes between the earth and the sun. If the moon's shadow fell on the Earth's surface at that time, then we might see part of the sun eclipsed or covered by the moon. Even though we have a new moon every month, we don't have an eclipse. The Moon's orbit around Earth is tilted five degrees relative to Earth's orbit around the Sun, causing the shadow to just miss it. However, about twice a year the geometry aligns so that the moon's shadow falls somewhere on Earth and an eclipse can be seen from that area....