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An annular solar eclipse occurred at the Moon’s descending node of orbit between Sunday, May 20 and Monday, May 21, 2012, [1] [2] [3] with a magnitude of 0.9439. 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.
June 10, 2021 Solar Eclipse Times Event Time (UTC) First Penumbral External Contact 2021 June 10 at 08:13:30.6 UTC First Umbral External Contact 2021 June 10 at 09:50:58.1 UTC First Central Line 2021 June 10 at 09:56:08.7 UTC First Umbral Internal Contact 2021 June 10 at 10:01:51.4 UTC Greatest Eclipse 2021 June 10 at 10:43:06.7 UTC
At this point, the longest measured duration in which the Moon completely covered the Sun, known as totality, was during the solar eclipse of July 22, 2009. 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 ...
Another annular solar eclipse will arrive on February 17, 2026. ... casting a shadow that plunges a swath of the Earth into darkness for minutes at a time. ... in November 2012. - Greg Wood/AFP ...
Scientists took a number of weather measurements in Wyoming and New York during 2017’s total solar eclipse and found wind speeds dropped by an average of 6 mph as a result of the eclipse. How ...
An annular solar eclipse near McCloud in California on May 20, 2012. The annular solar eclipse is a prelude to a total solar eclipse that will take place April 8, 2024.
The path of the most recent annular solar eclipse to cross Kansas on May 10, 1994. From 1900 to 2100, the state of Kansas will have recorded a total of 88 solar eclipses, two of which are annular eclipses and three of which are total eclipses. One annular solar eclipse occurred on May 10, 1994, and the other will occur on June 11, 2048.
The only time it’s safe to view the sun without eye protection is during the “totality” of a total solar eclipse, or the brief moments when the moon completely blocks the light of the sun ...