"April's Eclipse: A 162-Year Phenomenon Through an Eclipse Chaser's Eyes"
April 8's total solar eclipse, part of the Saros 139 cycle, offered over four minutes of totality, a rare occurrence. The longest total solar eclipse in this cycle will occur on July 16, 2186, lasting seven minutes and 29 seconds. Saros 139 repeats every 18 years, 11 days, and 8 hours, with a similar eclipse returning to the same location every 54 years and 33 days, known as an exeligmos. The next notable total solar eclipses in the U.S. will occur in 2033, 2044, and 2045.