Annular Solar Eclipse – May 20, 2012
May 18, 2012 in News
More spectacular than a partial eclipse, not as spectacular as a total solar eclipse
Get ready for May 20, 2012!
An annular solar eclipse occurs when the moon passes between the Earth and the sun but is not close enough to the Earth to produce a total solar eclipse. As a result, the bulk of the sun is obscured, perhaps 95 or more percent, but there remains a small ring of sunlight surrounding the disk of the moon. This means that the damaging effects of the sun are always present during an annular eclipse. Proper eye safety goggles must be used at all times for annular eclipse viewers.
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