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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.
- Eclipse
As observed from the Earth, a solar eclipse occurs when the...
- Solar eclipse of June 10, 2021
An annular solar eclipse occurred at the Moon’s ascending...
- Eclipse
As observed from the Earth, a solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes in front of the Sun. The type of solar eclipse event depends on the distance of the Moon from the Earth during the event. A total solar eclipse occurs when the Earth intersects the umbra portion of the Moon's shadow.
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 29 seconds.
7 paź 2024 · solar eclipse, the Moon coming between Earth and the Sun so that the Moon’s shadow sweeps over Earth’s surface. This shadow consists of two parts: the umbra, a cone into which no direct sunlight penetrates; and the penumbra, which is reached by light from only a part of the Sun’s disk.
NASA's Solar Eclipse Bulletins were special publications issued periodically that focused on major upcoming solar eclipses. Each bulletin contained detailed eclipse predictions, local circumstances, maps and climatological data along the eclipse path.
An annular solar eclipse occurred at the Moon’s ascending node of orbit on Thursday, June 10, 2021, [1] [2] [3] [4] with a magnitude of 0.9435. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby totally or partly obscuring the Sun for a viewer on Earth.
11 paź 2024 · A solar eclipse happens when, at just the right moment, the Moon passes between the Sun and Earth. Sometimes the Moon only blocks part of the Sun’s light. This is called a partial solar eclipse. Other times, the Moon blocks all of the Sun’s light. This is called a total solar eclipse.
