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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]
The penumbra (from the Latin paene "almost, nearly" and umbra "shadow") is the region in which only a portion of the light source is obscured by the occluding body. An observer in the penumbra experiences a partial eclipse.
It was seen during the Fall of Constantinople (the capture of the capital of the Byzantine Empire), during the siege that lasted from Thursday, 5 April 1453 until Tuesday, 29 May 1453), after which the city fell to the Ottomans.
True color image of the Trifid Nebula, showing complex gas and plasma structure. A nebula (Latin for 'cloud, fog'; [1] pl.: nebulae, or nebulas [2] [3] [4] [5]) is a ...
A partial lunar eclipse occurred at the Moon’s ascending node of orbit on Wednesday, September 18, 2024, [1] with an umbral magnitude of 0.0869. A lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon moves into the Earth's shadow, causing the Moon to be darkened.
The Southern Hemisphere is the half of Earth that is south of the Equator, including parts of Africa, South America, and Australia.
As the most active complex volcano in West Sumatra province, and in proximity to populated areas, Mount Marapi is a significant hazard. [5] Since 2011, the volcano has been at the level II (Waspada) of a four-tier alert system set up by the Volcanological Survey of Indonesia. [6]
Semarang (Javanese: ꦏꦸꦛꦯꦼꦩꦫꦁ) is the capital and largest city of Central Java province in Indonesia.It was a major port during the Dutch colonial era, and is still an important regional center and port today.