Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Solar eclipse 2012

  • Move over, Supermoon! California is in for another extraterrestrial evening display this weekend -- a rare ring of fire solar eclipse that hasnt been seen in the United States since 1994.
  • (Huffington Post)
  • The zone where a partial eclipse is viewable is much wider, stretching over most of eastern China, Korea, the Philippines, Siberia, Hawaii, Canada and Mexico. NASA has posted calculations of solar eclipse times in foreign countries and the United States.
  • (Los Angeles Times)
  • Partial eclipses cover only part of the suns face. [Annular Solar Eclipse of May 20, 2012 (Photo Guide)] Annular eclipses are similar to total eclipses in that the moon lines up with the sun dead-on.
  • (CBS News)
  • [Must-See Skywatching Events in May 2012] The May 20 annular eclipse: How to watch Like most solar eclipses, this one will be best observed from the narrow band on Earth's surface where the shadow of the moon falls.
  • (FOX News)
  • Skywatchers in East Asia and the western United States should circle Sunday (May 20) on their calendars.
  • (Huffington Post)
  • People with clear skies across most of the U.S., Canada, and Mexico will experience a partial eclipse of the Sun late this Sunday afternoon (May 20, 2012).
  • (Space Daily)
  • A partial eclipse of the sun will darken Anchorage from 3:17 to 5:54 p.m. At its height, around 4:38 p.m., the sun will appear to local viewers as a crescent with the moon obscuring about half of the solar disk.
  • (Anchorage Daily News)
  • A total solar eclipse is also expected to cross over Salem, Ore., on Aug. 21, 2017. Here are tips on how to safely watch an eclipse.
  • (msnbc.com)
  • On May 20, 2012 there will be a solar eclipse, that should be visible throughout much North America, the Pacific western regions, and the continent of Asia. This first solar eclipse for the 2012 year, will be an annular solar eclipse.
  • (Examiner)
  • A solar eclipse later this month that will be visible from a thin corridor across the northern Pacific Ocean is expected to cross parts of central and western Japan at around 7:30 a.m. local time on May 21.
  • (Wall Street Journal)

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