Recent and Upcoming Eclipses

 

Solar Eclipses:

Solar Eclipses are seen when light from the sun destined to the Earth is blocked out by the moon! The image to the left shows a total eclipse: when the Sun's light is completely blocked by the moon. During a total eclipse, only the Sun's fiery corona, like a halo of light, is visible.

 

 

DATE LOCATION TYPE PEAK DURATION EXTENT

2/26/98

9/21/98

2/16/99

Indian Ocean, W./N. Australia, (partial in S. Africa, Australia, Indonesia, Antarctica)

total

annular

annular

12.28 pm

9:06 pm

1:34 am

4 min, 9 sec

3 min, 14 sec

0 min, 40 sec

104%

97%

99%

9/11/99

2/5/2000

Antarctica

total

partial

6:03 pm

7:49 am

2 min, 23 sec

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103%

58%

7/1/2000 South Pacific partial 2:33 pm --- 48%
7/30/2000 the Arctic, Alaska, N. Russia partial 9:13 pm --- 60%
12/25/2000 Canada, USA, Mexico, Caribbean partial 12:35 pm --- 72%

 

A SAFE way to look at an partial eclipse:

You should NEVER look at the sun. Especially with binoculars or a telescope that aren't equipped with a special darkening filter. Instead, during an eclipse, you can make an simple device to watch the path of the moon's shadow! Here are the steps for your Eclipse Viewer:

 

See the timetable for Recent and Upcoming Lunar Eclipses

 

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