Solar Eclipse Ring Falling On May 20
16 Mei 2012
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WASHINGTON - The first solar eclipse in 2012 will decorate the skies on May 20 this weekend. This eclipse will occur when the Moon passes in front of the sun and displays a form of "ring of fire".
Proclaimed NASA sites, Wednesday (16/05/2012), this event is known as ring solar eclipse (annular solar eclipse). At the time of the day, the Moon will cover approximately 94 percent of the sun so that only appear as a luminous ring.
Hundreds of millions of people will be able to witness this event. This time the eclipse zone stretching from Southeast Asia, the Pacific Ocean to the western region of North America.
Path of the eclipse the ring just as wide as 200 miles only, but across many parts of the dense population in the world. These places are Tokyo in Japan, Medford, Oregon, Chico, California, Reno, Nevada, Alburquerque, New Mexico and Lubbock in Texas. In place of the eclipse will be seen About a four and a half minutes.
"The ring at the time of the eclipse of the sun ring is a very bright light. Although most of the sun will be covered, you still need to wear a sun filter or some kind of specific protection to be able to see," said Fred Espenak of the Goddard Space Flight Center.
Proclaimed NASA sites, Wednesday (16/05/2012), this event is known as ring solar eclipse (annular solar eclipse). At the time of the day, the Moon will cover approximately 94 percent of the sun so that only appear as a luminous ring.
Hundreds of millions of people will be able to witness this event. This time the eclipse zone stretching from Southeast Asia, the Pacific Ocean to the western region of North America.
Path of the eclipse the ring just as wide as 200 miles only, but across many parts of the dense population in the world. These places are Tokyo in Japan, Medford, Oregon, Chico, California, Reno, Nevada, Alburquerque, New Mexico and Lubbock in Texas. In place of the eclipse will be seen About a four and a half minutes.
"The ring at the time of the eclipse of the sun ring is a very bright light. Although most of the sun will be covered, you still need to wear a sun filter or some kind of specific protection to be able to see," said Fred Espenak of the Goddard Space Flight Center.
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