this friday morning there will be an
annular solar eclipse. an
annular eclipse occurs when the moon passes exactly in front of the sun and covers it up, but not completely. there will still be a small fraction of the brightly glowing sun around the
full new moon, preventing the sky from going that ghostly dark that it does during a
total solar eclipse, unfortunately.
(see eclipse video here)
the maximum eclipse will be visible across far north australia and out into the ocean, but all of australia and much of oceania will be able to see a partial solar eclipse. don't forget to wear protective solar filter glasses when viewing! or else
build yourself a simple little device to view a projection of the event.
from sydney, the
eclipse will be visible this friday morning from 7:50 - 10:15 am, reaching maximum coverage at 8:58 am. enjoy!
UPDATE: for sunrise shots of the eclipse tomorrow, follow
#ase2013 on twitter or watch a live video feed from gerard lazarus
here.
3 comments:
New moon, not full moon.
d'oh! thanks, chuck! fixed.
There was an annular eclipse visible from Atlantic Canada in 1994. My first year of high school. And I believe it was also on May 10 of that year.
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