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A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby obscuring the view of the Sun from a small part of Earth, totally or partially.Such an alignment occurs approximately every six months, during the eclipse season in its new moon phase, when the Moon's orbital plane is closest to the plane of Earth's orbit. [1]
This total solar eclipse had a maximum duration of 6 minutes and 38.86 seconds. The longest possible duration of a total solar eclipse is 7 minutes and 32 seconds. The longest annular solar eclipse of the 21st century took place on January 15, 2010, with a duration of 11 minutes and 7.8 seconds. The maximum possible duration is 12 minutes and ...
A painting by Lucien Rudaux showing how a solar eclipse might appear when viewed from the lunar surface. [1] A simulation of the start and end of the August 28, 2007 lunar eclipse, viewed from the center of the Moon. [2] Solar eclipses on the Moon are caused when the planet Earth passes in front of the Sun and blocks its light.
A total solar eclipse is far different from a partial eclipse or a ring of fire event, as the moon completely covers the sun, casting a shadow that plunges a swath of the Earth into darkness for ...
Total solar eclipse 2024: Search your ZIP code to see time, duration, peak of the eclipse. Get ready for a spectacular show: A total solar eclipse will occur above the U.S. on the afternoon of ...
The last solar eclipse of 2024 is officially coming up and will bring a spectacular view of the sun! The solar eclipse — which will be visible on Oct. 2 — will be an annular eclipse, which ...
An annular solar eclipse occurred at the Moon’s descending node of orbit on Wednesday, October 2, 2024, [1] with a magnitude of 0.9326. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby totally or partly obscuring the image of the Sun for a viewer on Earth.
NOAA's GOES-East weather satellite captured the annular "ring of fire" solar eclipse from space, as the moon cast a large shadow over Earth's surface.