Great North American Eclipse on 4.8.2024

1st Place of Student Maps (University and Postgraduates) in Esri UC 2024 Map Gallery

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This is a map for the Great North American Eclipse on April 8 of 2024, indicating the path of total eclipse (central dark belt), as well as the partial eclipse areas (gradient lighter belts on both sides) with different percentage. Major cities in Mexico, United States, and Canada are highlighted to help the public decide their destination to observe this astronomical event. Furthermore, the local peak time as well as the corresponding time zone information are clearly indicated for referencing. Compared to normal eclipse map, one of the innovations is the oblique orthographic projection flowing the moving path. The iconic design of number “0” for would also help invokes the atmosphere of this amazing wonder. Data Source: NASA Scientific Visualization Studio.

View the Wikipedia Page to learn more about this solar eclipse.

This map won the 1st Place of Student Maps (University and Postgraduates Group) during the Esri User Conference 2024.

A printed map is on display with Canadian Map Gallery at Map Industry Summit: Toronto on August 22, 2024, by International Map Industry Association (IMIA), and will be at Canada’s National GoGeomatics Expo in Calgary on October 28-30, 2024.

A printed version of this map was displayed in the Map Gallery of North American Cartographic Information Society 2024 Annual Conference at Tacoma, Washington.