During a total solar eclipse, the moon moves directly in front of the sun, blocking the blinding orb to reveal the subtler corona and possibly solar flares. The moon always appears as a black disk.

Dates for Future Eclipses of the Sun

Date	Locations
Aug. 1, 2008	South Canada, Greenland, Siberia, Mongolia, China
Jan. 26, 2009	Sumatra, Java, Borneo
July 22, 2009	India, Nepal, Bhutan, China
Jan. 15, 2010	Zaire, Kenya, India, Ceylon, Burma, China
July 11, 2010	South Argentia, Chile