.COMPLETE SOLAR eclipses possess blown away folks given that time out of thoughts. The first report of one, kept on a clay tablet located at Ugarit, now in Syria, is actually strongly believed from its age and place to explain either an eclipse that took place in 1375BC or one in 1223BC. Fabulous explanations for eclipses consist of the Sun being actually eaten by canines, toads or even monsters. The fact is actually a lot more prosaic. Eclipses are actually caused by the Moon relocating between Sun and Earth in a manner that projects a shade on portion of Earth's area. Why are complete ones, like the one intercrossing portion of North America on April 8th, therefore uncommon?