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  "title": "Celestial Events Calendar",
  "description": "Eclipses, meteor showers, aurora, and other celestial events visible from the United States and Canada.",
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    "events": [
      {
        "id": "solar-eclipse-2024-04-08",
        "date": "2024-04-08",
        "end_date": null,
        "time_utc": null,
        "type": "solar-eclipse",
        "title": "Total Solar Eclipse of April 8, 2024 (past)",
        "visibility": "Path of totality crossed Mexico, 15 US states from Texas to Maine, and Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland in Canada.",
        "details": "The Moon's shadow raced from the Pacific coast of Mexico through the US and into Atlantic Canada, with totality lasting up to 4 minutes 28 seconds near Nazas, Durango, Mexico.",
        "best_viewing_tip": "This eclipse has already happened; the next total solar eclipse to touch the US or Canada is not until 2033 (Alaska only) and 2044/2045 for the Lower 48.",
        "sources_json": "[\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_eclipse_of_April_8,_2024\",\"https://science.nasa.gov/eclipses/future-eclipses/total-solar-eclipse-of-2024/\"]"
      },
      {
        "id": "aurora-outlook-2026-2028",
        "date": "2026-09-24",
        "end_date": "2028-12-31",
        "time_utc": null,
        "type": "other",
        "title": "Aurora Outlook: Solar Cycle 25 Decline",
        "visibility": "Northern US states and all of Canada; strong geomagnetic storms can push visibility as far south as the mid-latitude US.",
        "details": "NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center places Solar Cycle 25 maximum around July 2025 (plus or minus eight months), meaning elevated solar activity and a good chance of aurora-producing storms continues into 2026 and 2027 before gradually declining through 2028.",
        "best_viewing_tip": "Check the NOAA SWPC 3-day aurora forecast and Kp index before a trip, and get away from city lights with a clear view north.",
        "sources_json": "[\"https://www.spaceweather.gov/news/solar-cycle-25-forecast-update\",\"https://www.spaceweather.gov/communities/aurora-dashboard-experimental\"]"
      },
      {
        "id": "planet-saturn-opposition-2026",
        "date": "2026-10-04",
        "end_date": null,
        "time_utc": null,
        "type": "planet",
        "title": "Saturn at Opposition",
        "visibility": "Visible throughout the US and Canada, up all night.",
        "details": "Saturn is opposite the Sun in our sky and at its closest and brightest for the year, rising at sunset and visible all night.",
        "best_viewing_tip": "A telescope will show Saturn's rings clearly; even binoculars reveal it as a steady, non-twinkling point of light.",
        "sources_json": "[\"https://lyncean.education/almanac/oppositions/\"]"
      },
      {
        "id": "meteor-orionids-2026",
        "date": "2026-10-21",
        "end_date": null,
        "time_utc": null,
        "type": "meteor-shower",
        "title": "Orionids Meteor Shower Peak 2026",
        "visibility": "Visible throughout the US and Canada, best after midnight from a dark, rural sky.",
        "details": "The Orionids, debris from Halley's Comet, typically produce 10-20 meteors per hour at their peak, though a waxing gibbous Moon (about five days from full) will wash out fainter meteors this year.",
        "best_viewing_tip": "Watch after moonset or shield your eyes from the Moon's glare, and look toward Orion in the pre-dawn sky for the best rates.",
        "sources_json": "[\"https://amsmeteors.org/meteor-showers/meteor-shower-calendar/\",\"https://www.cyclecalcs.com/full-moon-calendar.html\"]"
      },
      {
        "id": "full-moon-2026-10-26",
        "date": "2026-10-26",
        "end_date": null,
        "time_utc": null,
        "type": "full-moon",
        "title": "Hunter's Moon (2026-10-26)",
        "visibility": "Visible throughout the US and Canada, weather permitting, rising around sunset.",
        "details": "The Hunter's Moon is the traditional name for this month's full moon.",
        "best_viewing_tip": "Best viewed low on the horizon just after moonrise, when the Moon looks largest due to the well-known 'moon illusion.'",
        "sources_json": "[\"https://www.cyclecalcs.com/full-moon-calendar.html\",\"https://www.farmersalmanac.com/full-moon-dates-and-times\"]"
      },
      {
        "id": "meteor-leonids-2026",
        "date": "2026-11-17",
        "end_date": null,
        "time_utc": null,
        "type": "meteor-shower",
        "title": "Leonids Meteor Shower Peak 2026",
        "visibility": "Visible throughout the US and Canada, best in the hours after midnight.",
        "details": "The Leonids typically produce around 10-15 meteors per hour, with a waxing crescent-to-first-quarter Moon that sets before midnight, leaving the darkest, best-viewing hours moon-free.",
        "best_viewing_tip": "Wait until the Moon sets in the evening, then watch toward the constellation Leo after midnight.",
        "sources_json": "[\"https://amsmeteors.org/meteor-showers/meteor-shower-calendar/\",\"https://www.cyclecalcs.com/full-moon-calendar.html\"]"
      },
      {
        "id": "full-moon-2026-11-24",
        "date": "2026-11-24",
        "end_date": null,
        "time_utc": null,
        "type": "full-moon",
        "title": "Beaver Moon (2026-11-24)",
        "visibility": "Visible throughout the US and Canada, weather permitting, rising around sunset.",
        "details": "The Beaver Moon is the traditional name for this month's full moon.",
        "best_viewing_tip": "Best viewed low on the horizon just after moonrise, when the Moon looks largest due to the well-known 'moon illusion.'",
        "sources_json": "[\"https://www.cyclecalcs.com/full-moon-calendar.html\",\"https://www.farmersalmanac.com/full-moon-dates-and-times\"]"
      },
      {
        "id": "meteor-geminids-2026",
        "date": "2026-12-13",
        "end_date": null,
        "time_utc": null,
        "type": "meteor-shower",
        "title": "Geminids Meteor Shower Peak 2026",
        "visibility": "Visible throughout the US and Canada, one of the best showers of the year for both hemispheres.",
        "details": "The Geminids are usually the strongest shower of the year with up to 120-150 meteors per hour at their peak, and a thin waxing crescent Moon sets in early evening in 2026, leaving nearly the whole night dark.",
        "best_viewing_tip": "This is the year's best meteor-watching night: bundle up, get away from city lights, and watch after the Moon sets in early evening.",
        "sources_json": "[\"https://amsmeteors.org/meteor-showers/meteor-shower-calendar/\",\"https://www.cyclecalcs.com/full-moon-calendar.html\"]"
      },
      {
        "id": "season-2026-12-solstice",
        "date": "2026-12-21",
        "end_date": null,
        "time_utc": "20:50",
        "type": "season",
        "title": "December Solstice 2026",
        "visibility": "Visible everywhere in the US and Canada as the shortest day of the year (winter solstice) north of the equator.",
        "details": "The Sun reaches its southernmost point overhead, marking the astronomical start of winter in the Northern Hemisphere.",
        "best_viewing_tip": "A long, dark night around the solstice is a good excuse to pair it with the Ursids meteor shower the next day.",
        "sources_json": "[\"https://www.cyclecalcs.com/seasons/\"]"
      },
      {
        "id": "meteor-ursids-2026",
        "date": "2026-12-22",
        "end_date": null,
        "time_utc": null,
        "type": "meteor-shower",
        "title": "Ursids Meteor Shower Peak 2026",
        "visibility": "Visible throughout the US and Canada, though a minor, often-overlooked shower.",
        "details": "The Ursids are a modest shower producing only 5-10 meteors per hour, and a bright, near-full Moon (about two days before full) will be up most of the night in 2026, hiding all but the brightest meteors.",
        "best_viewing_tip": "Only worth a look if you are already outside for the solstice; do not expect a big show this year because of the bright Moon.",
        "sources_json": "[\"https://amsmeteors.org/meteor-showers/meteor-shower-calendar/\",\"https://www.cyclecalcs.com/full-moon-calendar.html\"]"
      },
      {
        "id": "supermoon-2026-12-23",
        "date": "2026-12-23",
        "end_date": null,
        "time_utc": null,
        "type": "supermoon",
        "title": "Supermoon: Cold Moon (2026-12-23)",
        "visibility": "Visible throughout the US and Canada, weather permitting, rising around sunset.",
        "details": "The Cold Moon is the traditional name for this month's full moon. The Moon is near its closest approach to Earth, making it appear slightly larger and brighter than an average full moon (a supermoon).",
        "best_viewing_tip": "Best viewed low on the horizon just after moonrise, when the Moon looks largest due to the well-known 'moon illusion.'",
        "sources_json": "[\"https://www.cyclecalcs.com/full-moon-calendar.html\",\"https://www.farmersalmanac.com/full-moon-dates-and-times\"]"
      },
      {
        "id": "meteor-quadrantids-2027",
        "date": "2027-01-03",
        "end_date": null,
        "time_utc": null,
        "type": "meteor-shower",
        "title": "Quadrantids Meteor Shower Peak 2027",
        "visibility": "Visible throughout the US and Canada, best from northern latitudes after midnight.",
        "details": "The Quadrantids can produce up to 120 meteors per hour under ideal conditions during a very sharp, few-hours-long peak, and a thin waning crescent Moon (four days before new) leaves dark skies in 2027.",
        "best_viewing_tip": "Catch this shower's narrow peak window overnight on January 3-4; dress warmly since this is a cold-weather shower.",
        "sources_json": "[\"https://amsmeteors.org/meteor-showers/meteor-shower-calendar/\",\"https://www.cyclecalcs.com/full-moon-calendar.html\"]"
      },
      {
        "id": "supermoon-2027-01-22",
        "date": "2027-01-22",
        "end_date": null,
        "time_utc": null,
        "type": "supermoon",
        "title": "Supermoon: Wolf Moon (2027-01-22)",
        "visibility": "Visible throughout the US and Canada, weather permitting, rising around sunset.",
        "details": "The Wolf Moon is the traditional name for this month's full moon. The Moon is near its closest approach to Earth, making it appear slightly larger and brighter than an average full moon (a supermoon).",
        "best_viewing_tip": "Best viewed low on the horizon just after moonrise, when the Moon looks largest due to the well-known 'moon illusion.'",
        "sources_json": "[\"https://www.cyclecalcs.com/full-moon-calendar.html\",\"https://www.farmersalmanac.com/full-moon-dates-and-times\"]"
      },
      {
        "id": "solar-eclipse-2027-02-06",
        "date": "2027-02-06",
        "end_date": null,
        "time_utc": null,
        "type": "solar-eclipse",
        "title": "Annular Solar Eclipse of February 6, 2027",
        "visibility": "Not visible from the US or Canada. The path of annularity crosses Chile, Argentina, Uruguay and Brazil, then West Africa; visible only from South America, Antarctica and western Africa.",
        "details": "An annular \"ring of fire\" eclipse entirely outside North America; skip this one unless traveling to South America.",
        "best_viewing_tip": "No viewing tip needed for US/Canada audiences; this eclipse cannot be seen from North America.",
        "sources_json": "[\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_eclipse_of_February_6,_2027\",\"https://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/\"]"
      },
      {
        "id": "planet-jupiter-opposition-2027",
        "date": "2027-02-11",
        "end_date": null,
        "time_utc": null,
        "type": "planet",
        "title": "Jupiter at Opposition",
        "visibility": "Visible throughout the US and Canada, up all night.",
        "details": "Jupiter is opposite the Sun and at its brightest and closest for the year, rising at sunset and visible all night.",
        "best_viewing_tip": "Even basic binoculars can reveal up to four of Jupiter's largest moons as tiny points of light alongside the planet.",
        "sources_json": "[\"https://lyncean.education/almanac/oppositions/\"]"
      },
      {
        "id": "planet-mars-opposition-2027",
        "date": "2027-02-19",
        "end_date": null,
        "time_utc": null,
        "type": "planet",
        "title": "Mars at Opposition",
        "visibility": "Visible throughout the US and Canada, up all night.",
        "details": "Mars is opposite the Sun and at its closest approach to Earth for this cycle, appearing as a bright orange-red point rising at sunset.",
        "best_viewing_tip": "Look southeast after sunset for a bright, steady, reddish 'star'; a telescope will show its polar ice caps and surface features.",
        "sources_json": "[\"https://lyncean.education/almanac/oppositions/\"]"
      },
      {
        "id": "lunar-eclipse-2027-02-20",
        "date": "2027-02-20",
        "end_date": null,
        "time_utc": null,
        "type": "lunar-eclipse",
        "title": "Penumbral Lunar Eclipse of February 20, 2027",
        "visibility": "Visible rising over North and South America, but only in the faint penumbral shadow, which is hard to notice with the naked eye.",
        "details": "The Moon only grazes Earth's outer, lighter penumbral shadow, so most observers will see little to no visible dimming.",
        "best_viewing_tip": "Not worth planning a trip around; a subtle event best appreciated by experienced observers with a camera.",
        "sources_json": "[\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/February_2027_lunar_eclipse\",\"https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/map/2027-february-20\"]"
      },
      {
        "id": "full-moon-2027-02-20",
        "date": "2027-02-20",
        "end_date": null,
        "time_utc": null,
        "type": "full-moon",
        "title": "Snow Moon (2027-02-20)",
        "visibility": "Visible throughout the US and Canada, weather permitting, rising around sunset.",
        "details": "The Snow Moon is the traditional name for this month's full moon.",
        "best_viewing_tip": "Best viewed low on the horizon just after moonrise, when the Moon looks largest due to the well-known 'moon illusion.'",
        "sources_json": "[\"https://www.cyclecalcs.com/full-moon-calendar.html\",\"https://www.farmersalmanac.com/full-moon-dates-and-times\"]"
      },
      {
        "id": "season-2027-03-equinox",
        "date": "2027-03-20",
        "end_date": null,
        "time_utc": "20:25",
        "type": "season",
        "title": "March Equinox 2027",
        "visibility": "Visible everywhere in the US and Canada; day and night are approximately equal length.",
        "details": "The Sun crosses the celestial equator heading north, marking the astronomical start of spring in the Northern Hemisphere.",
        "best_viewing_tip": "No special gear needed, just notice the near-equal daylight and darkness on this date.",
        "sources_json": "[\"https://www.cyclecalcs.com/seasons/\"]"
      },
      {
        "id": "full-moon-2027-03-22",
        "date": "2027-03-22",
        "end_date": null,
        "time_utc": null,
        "type": "full-moon",
        "title": "Worm Moon (2027-03-22)",
        "visibility": "Visible throughout the US and Canada, weather permitting, rising around sunset.",
        "details": "The Worm Moon is the traditional name for this month's full moon.",
        "best_viewing_tip": "Best viewed low on the horizon just after moonrise, when the Moon looks largest due to the well-known 'moon illusion.'",
        "sources_json": "[\"https://www.cyclecalcs.com/full-moon-calendar.html\",\"https://www.farmersalmanac.com/full-moon-dates-and-times\"]"
      },
      {
        "id": "full-moon-2027-04-20",
        "date": "2027-04-20",
        "end_date": null,
        "time_utc": null,
        "type": "full-moon",
        "title": "Pink Moon (2027-04-20)",
        "visibility": "Visible throughout the US and Canada, weather permitting, rising around sunset.",
        "details": "The Pink Moon is the traditional name for this month's full moon.",
        "best_viewing_tip": "Best viewed low on the horizon just after moonrise, when the Moon looks largest due to the well-known 'moon illusion.'",
        "sources_json": "[\"https://www.cyclecalcs.com/full-moon-calendar.html\",\"https://www.farmersalmanac.com/full-moon-dates-and-times\"]"
      },
      {
        "id": "meteor-lyrids-2027",
        "date": "2027-04-21",
        "end_date": null,
        "time_utc": null,
        "type": "meteor-shower",
        "title": "Lyrids Meteor Shower Peak 2027",
        "visibility": "Visible throughout the US and Canada, best in the pre-dawn hours.",
        "details": "The Lyrids typically produce 15-20 meteors per hour, but a nearly full Moon in 2027 (peak falls within a day of the April 20 full Pink Moon) will wash out all but the brightest fireballs.",
        "best_viewing_tip": "A tough year for the Lyrids because of the bright Moon; focus on the brightest streaks and do not expect high rates.",
        "sources_json": "[\"https://amsmeteors.org/meteor-showers/meteor-shower-calendar/\",\"https://www.cyclecalcs.com/full-moon-calendar.html\"]"
      },
      {
        "id": "meteor-eta-aquariids-2027",
        "date": "2027-05-06",
        "end_date": null,
        "time_utc": null,
        "type": "meteor-shower",
        "title": "Eta Aquariids Meteor Shower Peak 2027",
        "visibility": "Visible throughout the US, better from southern latitudes; more limited from Canada due to a low radiant.",
        "details": "Debris from Halley's Comet produces a shower that is strongest in the tropics (up to 50 per hour) and yields roughly 10-30 per hour from mid-northern latitudes, with a new Moon in 2027 providing excellent dark skies.",
        "best_viewing_tip": "Look toward the eastern sky before dawn; southern US states will see more meteors than northern Canada because the radiant sits low on the horizon there.",
        "sources_json": "[\"https://amsmeteors.org/meteor-showers/meteor-shower-calendar/\",\"https://www.cyclecalcs.com/full-moon-calendar.html\"]"
      },
      {
        "id": "full-moon-2027-05-20",
        "date": "2027-05-20",
        "end_date": null,
        "time_utc": null,
        "type": "full-moon",
        "title": "Flower Moon (2027-05-20)",
        "visibility": "Visible throughout the US and Canada, weather permitting, rising around sunset.",
        "details": "The Flower Moon is the traditional name for this month's full moon.",
        "best_viewing_tip": "Best viewed low on the horizon just after moonrise, when the Moon looks largest due to the well-known 'moon illusion.'",
        "sources_json": "[\"https://www.cyclecalcs.com/full-moon-calendar.html\",\"https://www.farmersalmanac.com/full-moon-dates-and-times\"]"
      },
      {
        "id": "full-moon-2027-06-19",
        "date": "2027-06-19",
        "end_date": null,
        "time_utc": null,
        "type": "full-moon",
        "title": "Strawberry Moon (2027-06-19)",
        "visibility": "Visible throughout the US and Canada, weather permitting, rising around sunset.",
        "details": "The Strawberry Moon is the traditional name for this month's full moon.",
        "best_viewing_tip": "Best viewed low on the horizon just after moonrise, when the Moon looks largest due to the well-known 'moon illusion.'",
        "sources_json": "[\"https://www.cyclecalcs.com/full-moon-calendar.html\",\"https://www.farmersalmanac.com/full-moon-dates-and-times\"]"
      },
      {
        "id": "season-2027-06-solstice",
        "date": "2027-06-21",
        "end_date": null,
        "time_utc": "14:11",
        "type": "season",
        "title": "June Solstice 2027",
        "visibility": "Visible everywhere in the US and Canada as the longest day of the year (summer solstice) north of the equator.",
        "details": "The Sun reaches its northernmost point overhead, marking the astronomical start of summer in the Northern Hemisphere.",
        "best_viewing_tip": "Far-northern latitudes in Canada and Alaska get near-24-hour twilight around this date, good for late-night stargazing warm-up before the Perseids.",
        "sources_json": "[\"https://www.cyclecalcs.com/seasons/\"]"
      },
      {
        "id": "lunar-eclipse-2027-07-18",
        "date": "2027-07-18",
        "end_date": null,
        "time_utc": null,
        "type": "lunar-eclipse",
        "title": "Penumbral Lunar Eclipse of July 18, 2027",
        "visibility": "Not visible from the US or Canada. Fully visible only from Asia, East Africa and Australia.",
        "details": "A very shallow penumbral eclipse where the Moon barely clips Earth's outer shadow, effectively imperceptible even where it is visible.",
        "best_viewing_tip": "No viewing tip needed for US/Canada audiences; this eclipse cannot be seen from North America.",
        "sources_json": "[\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_2027_lunar_eclipse\"]"
      },
      {
        "id": "full-moon-2027-07-18",
        "date": "2027-07-18",
        "end_date": null,
        "time_utc": null,
        "type": "full-moon",
        "title": "Buck Moon (2027-07-18)",
        "visibility": "Visible throughout the US and Canada, weather permitting, rising around sunset.",
        "details": "The Buck Moon is the traditional name for this month's full moon.",
        "best_viewing_tip": "Best viewed low on the horizon just after moonrise, when the Moon looks largest due to the well-known 'moon illusion.'",
        "sources_json": "[\"https://www.cyclecalcs.com/full-moon-calendar.html\",\"https://www.farmersalmanac.com/full-moon-dates-and-times\"]"
      },
      {
        "id": "solar-eclipse-2027-08-02",
        "date": "2027-08-02",
        "end_date": null,
        "time_utc": null,
        "type": "solar-eclipse",
        "title": "Total Solar Eclipse of August 2, 2027",
        "visibility": "Only a small partial eclipse reaches North America, visible from the extreme eastern tip of Maine, far eastern Quebec and Canada's Atlantic Provinces; totality itself crosses North Africa, the Middle East and Central Asia.",
        "details": "Totality lasts up to 6 minutes 23 seconds over Egypt and the Arabian Peninsula, making it one of the longest eclipses of the century, but only a shallow partial bite of the Sun is visible from far eastern Canada and Maine.",
        "best_viewing_tip": "If you are in Maine's Bold Coast or Canada's Atlantic Provinces, look for a small notch taken out of the Sun near sunrise; everyone else in North America will see nothing.",
        "sources_json": "[\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_eclipse_of_August_2,_2027\"]"
      },
      {
        "id": "meteor-perseids-2027",
        "date": "2027-08-12",
        "end_date": null,
        "time_utc": null,
        "type": "meteor-shower",
        "title": "Perseids Meteor Shower Peak 2027",
        "visibility": "Visible throughout the US and Canada, traditionally the most popular shower of the year.",
        "details": "The Perseids usually deliver 50-100 meteors per hour at their best, but a bright waxing gibbous Moon in 2027 will be up most of the night and cut visible rates significantly.",
        "best_viewing_tip": "Try watching in the hour or two after dusk before the Moon climbs high, or focus on the brightest Perseid fireballs later at night.",
        "sources_json": "[\"https://amsmeteors.org/meteor-showers/meteor-shower-calendar/\",\"https://www.cyclecalcs.com/full-moon-calendar.html\"]"
      },
      {
        "id": "full-moon-2027-08-17",
        "date": "2027-08-17",
        "end_date": null,
        "time_utc": null,
        "type": "full-moon",
        "title": "Sturgeon Moon (2027-08-17)",
        "visibility": "Visible throughout the US and Canada, weather permitting, rising around sunset.",
        "details": "The Sturgeon Moon is the traditional name for this month's full moon.",
        "best_viewing_tip": "Best viewed low on the horizon just after moonrise, when the Moon looks largest due to the well-known 'moon illusion.'",
        "sources_json": "[\"https://www.cyclecalcs.com/full-moon-calendar.html\",\"https://www.farmersalmanac.com/full-moon-dates-and-times\"]"
      },
      {
        "id": "full-moon-2027-09-15",
        "date": "2027-09-15",
        "end_date": null,
        "time_utc": null,
        "type": "full-moon",
        "title": "Harvest Moon (2027-09-15)",
        "visibility": "Visible throughout the US and Canada, weather permitting, rising around sunset.",
        "details": "The Harvest Moon is the traditional name for this month's full moon.",
        "best_viewing_tip": "Best viewed low on the horizon just after moonrise, when the Moon looks largest due to the well-known 'moon illusion.'",
        "sources_json": "[\"https://www.cyclecalcs.com/full-moon-calendar.html\",\"https://www.farmersalmanac.com/full-moon-dates-and-times\"]"
      },
      {
        "id": "season-2027-09-equinox",
        "date": "2027-09-23",
        "end_date": null,
        "time_utc": "06:01",
        "type": "season",
        "title": "September Equinox 2027",
        "visibility": "Visible everywhere in the US and Canada; day and night are approximately equal length.",
        "details": "The Sun crosses the celestial equator heading south, marking the astronomical start of autumn in the Northern Hemisphere and the return of longer, darker nights good for stargazing.",
        "best_viewing_tip": "Clear autumn air and earlier sunsets make the weeks after this equinox some of the best of the year for dark-sky trips.",
        "sources_json": "[\"https://www.cyclecalcs.com/seasons/\"]"
      },
      {
        "id": "full-moon-2027-10-15",
        "date": "2027-10-15",
        "end_date": null,
        "time_utc": null,
        "type": "full-moon",
        "title": "Hunter's Moon (2027-10-15)",
        "visibility": "Visible throughout the US and Canada, weather permitting, rising around sunset.",
        "details": "The Hunter's Moon is the traditional name for this month's full moon.",
        "best_viewing_tip": "Best viewed low on the horizon just after moonrise, when the Moon looks largest due to the well-known 'moon illusion.'",
        "sources_json": "[\"https://www.cyclecalcs.com/full-moon-calendar.html\",\"https://www.farmersalmanac.com/full-moon-dates-and-times\"]"
      },
      {
        "id": "planet-saturn-opposition-2027",
        "date": "2027-10-18",
        "end_date": null,
        "time_utc": null,
        "type": "planet",
        "title": "Saturn at Opposition",
        "visibility": "Visible throughout the US and Canada, up all night.",
        "details": "Saturn reaches opposition again, appearing at its brightest and largest telescopic size for the year.",
        "best_viewing_tip": "A small telescope shows Saturn's rings well; look for it rising in the east around sunset.",
        "sources_json": "[\"https://lyncean.education/almanac/oppositions/\"]"
      },
      {
        "id": "meteor-orionids-2027",
        "date": "2027-10-21",
        "end_date": null,
        "time_utc": null,
        "type": "meteor-shower",
        "title": "Orionids Meteor Shower Peak 2027",
        "visibility": "Visible throughout the US and Canada, best after midnight.",
        "details": "The Orionids typically produce 10-20 meteors per hour, and a waning gibbous Moon (about a week past full) rises mid-evening in 2027 and will interfere with the second half of the night.",
        "best_viewing_tip": "Watch in the hours right after dark before the Moon rises for the darkest skies.",
        "sources_json": "[\"https://amsmeteors.org/meteor-showers/meteor-shower-calendar/\",\"https://www.cyclecalcs.com/full-moon-calendar.html\"]"
      },
      {
        "id": "full-moon-2027-11-14",
        "date": "2027-11-14",
        "end_date": null,
        "time_utc": null,
        "type": "full-moon",
        "title": "Beaver Moon (2027-11-14)",
        "visibility": "Visible throughout the US and Canada, weather permitting, rising around sunset.",
        "details": "The Beaver Moon is the traditional name for this month's full moon.",
        "best_viewing_tip": "Best viewed low on the horizon just after moonrise, when the Moon looks largest due to the well-known 'moon illusion.'",
        "sources_json": "[\"https://www.cyclecalcs.com/full-moon-calendar.html\",\"https://www.farmersalmanac.com/full-moon-dates-and-times\"]"
      },
      {
        "id": "meteor-leonids-2027",
        "date": "2027-11-17",
        "end_date": null,
        "time_utc": null,
        "type": "meteor-shower",
        "title": "Leonids Meteor Shower Peak 2027",
        "visibility": "Visible throughout the US and Canada, best after midnight.",
        "details": "The Leonids typically produce 10-15 meteors per hour, and a bright waning gibbous Moon, just a few days past full, will be up for most of the night in 2027, limiting visible rates.",
        "best_viewing_tip": "Expect a moon-washed year for the Leonids; look for the brightest meteors rather than counting on high totals.",
        "sources_json": "[\"https://amsmeteors.org/meteor-showers/meteor-shower-calendar/\",\"https://www.cyclecalcs.com/full-moon-calendar.html\"]"
      },
      {
        "id": "full-moon-2027-12-13",
        "date": "2027-12-13",
        "end_date": null,
        "time_utc": null,
        "type": "full-moon",
        "title": "Cold Moon (2027-12-13)",
        "visibility": "Visible throughout the US and Canada, weather permitting, rising around sunset.",
        "details": "The Cold Moon is the traditional name for this month's full moon.",
        "best_viewing_tip": "Best viewed low on the horizon just after moonrise, when the Moon looks largest due to the well-known 'moon illusion.'",
        "sources_json": "[\"https://www.cyclecalcs.com/full-moon-calendar.html\",\"https://www.farmersalmanac.com/full-moon-dates-and-times\"]"
      },
      {
        "id": "meteor-geminids-2027",
        "date": "2027-12-14",
        "end_date": null,
        "time_utc": null,
        "type": "meteor-shower",
        "title": "Geminids Meteor Shower Peak 2027",
        "visibility": "Visible throughout the US and Canada.",
        "details": "The Geminids are usually the year's strongest shower at up to 120-150 meteors per hour, but the full Cold Moon falls on the same night in 2027, which will drown out all but the brightest meteors.",
        "best_viewing_tip": "A tough year to see the Geminids well because of the same-night full Moon; watch for only the brightest fireballs.",
        "sources_json": "[\"https://amsmeteors.org/meteor-showers/meteor-shower-calendar/\",\"https://www.cyclecalcs.com/full-moon-calendar.html\"]"
      },
      {
        "id": "season-2027-12-solstice",
        "date": "2027-12-22",
        "end_date": null,
        "time_utc": "02:42",
        "type": "season",
        "title": "December Solstice 2027",
        "visibility": "Visible everywhere in the US and Canada as the shortest day of the year (winter solstice) north of the equator.",
        "details": "The Sun reaches its southernmost point overhead, marking the astronomical start of winter in the Northern Hemisphere.",
        "best_viewing_tip": "Combine a solstice-night stargazing trip with the Ursids meteor shower peaking the same week.",
        "sources_json": "[\"https://www.cyclecalcs.com/seasons/\"]"
      },
      {
        "id": "meteor-ursids-2027",
        "date": "2027-12-22",
        "end_date": null,
        "time_utc": null,
        "type": "meteor-shower",
        "title": "Ursids Meteor Shower Peak 2027",
        "visibility": "Visible throughout the US and Canada, a minor shower.",
        "details": "The Ursids typically produce only 5-10 meteors per hour, and a thin waning crescent Moon in 2027 leaves dark skies for this modest, often-overlooked shower.",
        "best_viewing_tip": "A quiet, dark-sky shower to pair with a December solstice stargazing trip.",
        "sources_json": "[\"https://amsmeteors.org/meteor-showers/meteor-shower-calendar/\",\"https://www.cyclecalcs.com/full-moon-calendar.html\"]"
      },
      {
        "id": "meteor-quadrantids-2028",
        "date": "2028-01-04",
        "end_date": null,
        "time_utc": null,
        "type": "meteor-shower",
        "title": "Quadrantids Meteor Shower Peak 2028",
        "visibility": "Visible throughout the US and Canada, best from northern latitudes after midnight.",
        "details": "The Quadrantids can reach up to 120 meteors per hour during their brief peak, and a waxing crescent-to-quarter Moon sets around midnight in 2028, leaving the second half of the night dark.",
        "best_viewing_tip": "Stay out past midnight once the Moon sets to catch this shower's short, sharp peak.",
        "sources_json": "[\"https://amsmeteors.org/meteor-showers/meteor-shower-calendar/\",\"https://www.cyclecalcs.com/full-moon-calendar.html\"]"
      },
      {
        "id": "supermoon-2028-01-11",
        "date": "2028-01-11",
        "end_date": null,
        "time_utc": null,
        "type": "supermoon",
        "title": "Supermoon: Wolf Moon (2028-01-11)",
        "visibility": "Visible throughout the US and Canada, weather permitting, rising around sunset.",
        "details": "The Wolf Moon is the traditional name for this month's full moon. The Moon is near its closest approach to Earth, making it appear slightly larger and brighter than an average full moon (a supermoon).",
        "best_viewing_tip": "Best viewed low on the horizon just after moonrise, when the Moon looks largest due to the well-known 'moon illusion.'",
        "sources_json": "[\"https://www.cyclecalcs.com/full-moon-calendar.html\",\"https://www.farmersalmanac.com/full-moon-dates-and-times\"]"
      },
      {
        "id": "lunar-eclipse-2028-01-12",
        "date": "2028-01-12",
        "end_date": null,
        "time_utc": null,
        "type": "lunar-eclipse",
        "title": "Partial Lunar Eclipse of January 12, 2028",
        "visibility": "Fully visible across all of North America, including the entire continental US and Canada.",
        "details": "A shallow partial eclipse in which only a small bite of the Moon dips into Earth's umbral shadow, visible in full from coast to coast.",
        "best_viewing_tip": "Look for a subtle dark shading on one edge of the full Moon; binoculars help reveal the umbral bite better than the naked eye.",
        "sources_json": "[\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_2028_lunar_eclipse\"]"
      },
      {
        "id": "solar-eclipse-2028-01-26",
        "date": "2028-01-26",
        "end_date": null,
        "time_utc": null,
        "type": "solar-eclipse",
        "title": "Annular Solar Eclipse of January 26, 2028",
        "visibility": "Only a partial eclipse reaches eastern North America; the annular path itself crosses Ecuador, Peru, northern Brazil, French Guiana, and on to Spain, Portugal and Morocco.",
        "details": "This \"ring of fire\" eclipse is centered on South America and the eastern Atlantic; eastern North America sees a minor partial eclipse near sunrise or midday depending on location.",
        "best_viewing_tip": "Check a local eclipse calculator for exact timing in your area; the partial coverage from the US/Canada side will be modest.",
        "sources_json": "[\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_eclipse_of_January_26,_2028\"]"
      },
      {
        "id": "supermoon-2028-02-10",
        "date": "2028-02-10",
        "end_date": null,
        "time_utc": null,
        "type": "supermoon",
        "title": "Supermoon: Snow Moon (2028-02-10)",
        "visibility": "Visible throughout the US and Canada, weather permitting, rising around sunset.",
        "details": "The Snow Moon is the traditional name for this month's full moon. The Moon is near its closest approach to Earth, making it appear slightly larger and brighter than an average full moon (a supermoon).",
        "best_viewing_tip": "Best viewed low on the horizon just after moonrise, when the Moon looks largest due to the well-known 'moon illusion.'",
        "sources_json": "[\"https://www.cyclecalcs.com/full-moon-calendar.html\",\"https://www.farmersalmanac.com/full-moon-dates-and-times\"]"
      },
      {
        "id": "supermoon-2028-03-10",
        "date": "2028-03-10",
        "end_date": null,
        "time_utc": null,
        "type": "supermoon",
        "title": "Supermoon: Worm Moon (2028-03-10)",
        "visibility": "Visible throughout the US and Canada, weather permitting, rising around sunset.",
        "details": "The Worm Moon is the traditional name for this month's full moon. The Moon is near its closest approach to Earth, making it appear slightly larger and brighter than an average full moon (a supermoon).",
        "best_viewing_tip": "Best viewed low on the horizon just after moonrise, when the Moon looks largest due to the well-known 'moon illusion.'",
        "sources_json": "[\"https://www.cyclecalcs.com/full-moon-calendar.html\",\"https://www.farmersalmanac.com/full-moon-dates-and-times\"]"
      },
      {
        "id": "planet-jupiter-opposition-2028",
        "date": "2028-03-12",
        "end_date": null,
        "time_utc": null,
        "type": "planet",
        "title": "Jupiter at Opposition",
        "visibility": "Visible throughout the US and Canada, up all night.",
        "details": "Jupiter is opposite the Sun and at its brightest for the year, rising at sunset and visible all night.",
        "best_viewing_tip": "Binoculars or a small telescope will show Jupiter's four largest moons and, on a steady night, its cloud bands.",
        "sources_json": "[\"https://lyncean.education/almanac/oppositions/\"]"
      },
      {
        "id": "season-2028-03-equinox",
        "date": "2028-03-20",
        "end_date": null,
        "time_utc": "02:17",
        "type": "season",
        "title": "March Equinox 2028",
        "visibility": "Visible everywhere in the US and Canada; day and night are approximately equal length.",
        "details": "The Sun crosses the celestial equator heading north, marking the astronomical start of spring in the Northern Hemisphere.",
        "best_viewing_tip": "No special gear needed, just notice the near-equal daylight and darkness on this date.",
        "sources_json": "[\"https://www.cyclecalcs.com/seasons/\"]"
      },
      {
        "id": "supermoon-2028-04-09",
        "date": "2028-04-09",
        "end_date": null,
        "time_utc": null,
        "type": "supermoon",
        "title": "Supermoon: Pink Moon (2028-04-09)",
        "visibility": "Visible throughout the US and Canada, weather permitting, rising around sunset.",
        "details": "The Pink Moon is the traditional name for this month's full moon. The Moon is near its closest approach to Earth, making it appear slightly larger and brighter than an average full moon (a supermoon).",
        "best_viewing_tip": "Best viewed low on the horizon just after moonrise, when the Moon looks largest due to the well-known 'moon illusion.'",
        "sources_json": "[\"https://www.cyclecalcs.com/full-moon-calendar.html\",\"https://www.farmersalmanac.com/full-moon-dates-and-times\"]"
      },
      {
        "id": "meteor-lyrids-2028",
        "date": "2028-04-22",
        "end_date": null,
        "time_utc": null,
        "type": "meteor-shower",
        "title": "Lyrids Meteor Shower Peak 2028",
        "visibility": "Visible throughout the US and Canada, best in the pre-dawn hours.",
        "details": "The Lyrids typically produce 15-20 meteors per hour, and a thin waning crescent Moon in 2028 leaves good dark-sky conditions for this shower.",
        "best_viewing_tip": "Look toward the constellation Lyra after midnight for the best rates.",
        "sources_json": "[\"https://amsmeteors.org/meteor-showers/meteor-shower-calendar/\",\"https://www.cyclecalcs.com/full-moon-calendar.html\"]"
      },
      {
        "id": "meteor-eta-aquariids-2028",
        "date": "2028-05-06",
        "end_date": null,
        "time_utc": null,
        "type": "meteor-shower",
        "title": "Eta Aquariids Meteor Shower Peak 2028",
        "visibility": "Visible throughout the US, better from southern latitudes; more limited from Canada.",
        "details": "This Halley's Comet shower reaches up to 50 per hour in the tropics and 10-30 per hour from mid-northern latitudes, though a bright waxing gibbous Moon in 2028 will interfere for much of the night.",
        "best_viewing_tip": "Watch in the darker hours before moonrise, low in the eastern sky before dawn.",
        "sources_json": "[\"https://amsmeteors.org/meteor-showers/meteor-shower-calendar/\",\"https://www.cyclecalcs.com/full-moon-calendar.html\"]"
      },
      {
        "id": "full-moon-2028-05-08",
        "date": "2028-05-08",
        "end_date": null,
        "time_utc": null,
        "type": "full-moon",
        "title": "Flower Moon (2028-05-08)",
        "visibility": "Visible throughout the US and Canada, weather permitting, rising around sunset.",
        "details": "The Flower Moon is the traditional name for this month's full moon.",
        "best_viewing_tip": "Best viewed low on the horizon just after moonrise, when the Moon looks largest due to the well-known 'moon illusion.'",
        "sources_json": "[\"https://www.cyclecalcs.com/full-moon-calendar.html\",\"https://www.farmersalmanac.com/full-moon-dates-and-times\"]"
      },
      {
        "id": "full-moon-2028-06-07",
        "date": "2028-06-07",
        "end_date": null,
        "time_utc": null,
        "type": "full-moon",
        "title": "Strawberry Moon (2028-06-07)",
        "visibility": "Visible throughout the US and Canada, weather permitting, rising around sunset.",
        "details": "The Strawberry Moon is the traditional name for this month's full moon.",
        "best_viewing_tip": "Best viewed low on the horizon just after moonrise, when the Moon looks largest due to the well-known 'moon illusion.'",
        "sources_json": "[\"https://www.cyclecalcs.com/full-moon-calendar.html\",\"https://www.farmersalmanac.com/full-moon-dates-and-times\"]"
      },
      {
        "id": "season-2028-06-solstice",
        "date": "2028-06-20",
        "end_date": null,
        "time_utc": "20:02",
        "type": "season",
        "title": "June Solstice 2028",
        "visibility": "Visible everywhere in the US and Canada as the longest day of the year (summer solstice) north of the equator.",
        "details": "The Sun reaches its northernmost point overhead, marking the astronomical start of summer in the Northern Hemisphere.",
        "best_viewing_tip": "Far-northern latitudes get near-24-hour twilight; a good night for aurora watching if solar activity cooperates.",
        "sources_json": "[\"https://www.cyclecalcs.com/seasons/\"]"
      },
      {
        "id": "lunar-eclipse-2028-07-06",
        "date": "2028-07-06",
        "end_date": null,
        "time_utc": null,
        "type": "lunar-eclipse",
        "title": "Partial Lunar Eclipse of July 6, 2028",
        "visibility": "Not visible from the US or Canada. Fully visible from East Africa, Asia, Antarctica and Australia; seen rising over west Africa and Europe.",
        "details": "A moderate partial eclipse entirely on the other side of the world from North America at the time it occurs.",
        "best_viewing_tip": "No viewing tip needed for US/Canada audiences; this eclipse cannot be seen from North America.",
        "sources_json": "[\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_2028_lunar_eclipse\"]"
      },
      {
        "id": "full-moon-2028-07-06",
        "date": "2028-07-06",
        "end_date": null,
        "time_utc": null,
        "type": "full-moon",
        "title": "Buck Moon (2028-07-06)",
        "visibility": "Visible throughout the US and Canada, weather permitting, rising around sunset.",
        "details": "The Buck Moon is the traditional name for this month's full moon.",
        "best_viewing_tip": "Best viewed low on the horizon just after moonrise, when the Moon looks largest due to the well-known 'moon illusion.'",
        "sources_json": "[\"https://www.cyclecalcs.com/full-moon-calendar.html\",\"https://www.farmersalmanac.com/full-moon-dates-and-times\"]"
      },
      {
        "id": "solar-eclipse-2028-07-22",
        "date": "2028-07-22",
        "end_date": null,
        "time_utc": null,
        "type": "solar-eclipse",
        "title": "Total Solar Eclipse of July 22, 2028",
        "visibility": "Not visible from the US or Canada. The path of totality crosses Australia (Western Australia through New South Wales) and New Zealand.",
        "details": "A dramatic total eclipse for Australia and New Zealand, entirely out of view from North America.",
        "best_viewing_tip": "No viewing tip needed for US/Canada audiences; this eclipse cannot be seen from North America.",
        "sources_json": "[\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_eclipse_of_July_22,_2028\"]"
      },
      {
        "id": "full-moon-2028-08-05",
        "date": "2028-08-05",
        "end_date": null,
        "time_utc": null,
        "type": "full-moon",
        "title": "Sturgeon Moon (2028-08-05)",
        "visibility": "Visible throughout the US and Canada, weather permitting, rising around sunset.",
        "details": "The Sturgeon Moon is the traditional name for this month's full moon.",
        "best_viewing_tip": "Best viewed low on the horizon just after moonrise, when the Moon looks largest due to the well-known 'moon illusion.'",
        "sources_json": "[\"https://www.cyclecalcs.com/full-moon-calendar.html\",\"https://www.farmersalmanac.com/full-moon-dates-and-times\"]"
      },
      {
        "id": "meteor-perseids-2028",
        "date": "2028-08-12",
        "end_date": null,
        "time_utc": null,
        "type": "meteor-shower",
        "title": "Perseids Meteor Shower Peak 2028",
        "visibility": "Visible throughout the US and Canada.",
        "details": "The Perseids typically deliver 50-100 meteors per hour, and a thin waning crescent Moon rising late in 2028 leaves dark skies for most of the night, making this a great year for the shower.",
        "best_viewing_tip": "One of the best Perseid years in this window: get away from city lights and watch after dark for a long, dark-sky window.",
        "sources_json": "[\"https://amsmeteors.org/meteor-showers/meteor-shower-calendar/\",\"https://www.cyclecalcs.com/full-moon-calendar.html\"]"
      },
      {
        "id": "full-moon-2028-09-03",
        "date": "2028-09-03",
        "end_date": null,
        "time_utc": null,
        "type": "full-moon",
        "title": "Corn Moon (2028-09-03)",
        "visibility": "Visible throughout the US and Canada, weather permitting, rising around sunset.",
        "details": "The Corn Moon is the traditional name for this month's full moon.",
        "best_viewing_tip": "Best viewed low on the horizon just after moonrise, when the Moon looks largest due to the well-known 'moon illusion.'",
        "sources_json": "[\"https://www.cyclecalcs.com/full-moon-calendar.html\",\"https://www.farmersalmanac.com/full-moon-dates-and-times\"]"
      },
      {
        "id": "season-2028-09-equinox",
        "date": "2028-09-22",
        "end_date": null,
        "time_utc": "11:45",
        "type": "season",
        "title": "September Equinox 2028",
        "visibility": "Visible everywhere in the US and Canada; day and night are approximately equal length.",
        "details": "The Sun crosses the celestial equator heading south, marking the astronomical start of autumn in the Northern Hemisphere and the return of longer, darker nights good for stargazing.",
        "best_viewing_tip": "Clear autumn air and earlier sunsets make the weeks after this equinox some of the best of the year for dark-sky trips.",
        "sources_json": "[\"https://www.cyclecalcs.com/seasons/\"]"
      },
      {
        "id": "full-moon-2028-10-03",
        "date": "2028-10-03",
        "end_date": null,
        "time_utc": null,
        "type": "full-moon",
        "title": "Harvest Moon (2028-10-03)",
        "visibility": "Visible throughout the US and Canada, weather permitting, rising around sunset.",
        "details": "The Harvest Moon is the traditional name for this month's full moon.",
        "best_viewing_tip": "Best viewed low on the horizon just after moonrise, when the Moon looks largest due to the well-known 'moon illusion.'",
        "sources_json": "[\"https://www.cyclecalcs.com/full-moon-calendar.html\",\"https://www.farmersalmanac.com/full-moon-dates-and-times\"]"
      },
      {
        "id": "meteor-orionids-2028",
        "date": "2028-10-21",
        "end_date": null,
        "time_utc": null,
        "type": "meteor-shower",
        "title": "Orionids Meteor Shower Peak 2028",
        "visibility": "Visible throughout the US and Canada, best after midnight.",
        "details": "The Orionids typically produce 10-20 meteors per hour, and a thin waxing crescent Moon sets early in the evening in 2028, leaving nearly the whole night dark.",
        "best_viewing_tip": "A favorable, nearly moon-free year: watch any time after dark toward the constellation Orion.",
        "sources_json": "[\"https://amsmeteors.org/meteor-showers/meteor-shower-calendar/\",\"https://www.cyclecalcs.com/full-moon-calendar.html\"]"
      },
      {
        "id": "planet-saturn-opposition-2028",
        "date": "2028-10-30",
        "end_date": null,
        "time_utc": null,
        "type": "planet",
        "title": "Saturn at Opposition",
        "visibility": "Visible throughout the US and Canada, up all night.",
        "details": "Saturn reaches opposition, appearing at its brightest and largest telescopic size for the year.",
        "best_viewing_tip": "A small telescope shows Saturn's rings well; look for it rising in the east around sunset.",
        "sources_json": "[\"https://lyncean.education/almanac/oppositions/\"]"
      },
      {
        "id": "full-moon-2028-11-02",
        "date": "2028-11-02",
        "end_date": null,
        "time_utc": null,
        "type": "full-moon",
        "title": "Beaver Moon (2028-11-02)",
        "visibility": "Visible throughout the US and Canada, weather permitting, rising around sunset.",
        "details": "The Beaver Moon is the traditional name for this month's full moon.",
        "best_viewing_tip": "Best viewed low on the horizon just after moonrise, when the Moon looks largest due to the well-known 'moon illusion.'",
        "sources_json": "[\"https://www.cyclecalcs.com/full-moon-calendar.html\",\"https://www.farmersalmanac.com/full-moon-dates-and-times\"]"
      },
      {
        "id": "meteor-leonids-2028",
        "date": "2028-11-17",
        "end_date": null,
        "time_utc": null,
        "type": "meteor-shower",
        "title": "Leonids Meteor Shower Peak 2028",
        "visibility": "Visible throughout the US and Canada, best after midnight.",
        "details": "The Leonids typically produce 10-15 meteors per hour, and a new Moon in 2028 provides excellent, fully dark skies for the peak.",
        "best_viewing_tip": "One of the best Leonid years in this window thanks to the new Moon; watch after midnight toward Leo.",
        "sources_json": "[\"https://amsmeteors.org/meteor-showers/meteor-shower-calendar/\",\"https://www.cyclecalcs.com/full-moon-calendar.html\"]"
      },
      {
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        "visibility": "Visible throughout the US and Canada.",
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        "details": "A rare New Year's Eve total lunar eclipse that is fully visible across eastern Europe, Asia and Australia, with western North America catching only the beginning as the Moon sets.",
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        "details": "Totality reaches up to 2 minutes 37 seconds over the Arctic coast near 71N 156W, making this the next total solar eclipse to touch US soil after 2024.",
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        "details": "This is the first total solar eclipse to cross the contiguous US since 2024, with totality lasting up to about 2 minutes 4 seconds along a relatively narrow 453 km wide path.",
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        "details": "This is the long-awaited successor to 2017's coast-to-coast eclipse, with totality reaching over 6 minutes near Camden, Alabama, among the longest of the 21st century.",
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