# Solar Eclipse (1900) - the first moving image of an astronomical phenomenon BFI

Total solar eclipse of 28 May, 1900, filmed in North Carolina, USA - the oldest surviving moving image of a solar eclipse

- Kind: Short
- Year: 1900
- Runtime: 1 min
- By: Nevil Maskelyne, a British magician (1863–1924)
- Archive: [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Solar_Eclipse_(1900)_-_the_first_moving_image_of_an_astronomical_phenomenon_BFI.ogg)
- Licence or status: Public domain (as the archive states it)
- Credit: Nevil Maskelyne, a British magician (1863–1924)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

[Watch now](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/watch/archive/commons/125059197?play=1)