A partial solar eclipse occurs when the moon and the sun are not perfectly aligned, but the moon still passes in front of the sun, partially obscuring it's disc. Anywhere from a small percentage of...
Total solar eclipses are about as common as partial solar eclipses. However, the only people who SEE a total solar eclipse are the people in the very narrow "path of totality", while people can see a...
A Partial Solar Eclipse will happen most often because it is more likely for part of the sun to be covered up by the moon than the whole moon covering the entire sun. Also you don't really hear about...