Posted on Monday, May 07, 2012
On May 20, 2012 Annular solar eclipse will be visible across the Pacific from the coast of China to the southwestern USA. The eclipse starts on May 21st in China and moves eastwards to southwestern USA on May 20, 2012. Unfortunately the eclipse will be visible only in limited parts of the Earth. Eclipse will be visible in east of China, South Korea, Japan, Pacific and the west of USA and Canada.
Image Credit: Abel Pardo López
Map of the eclipse path, here also check the Google map of the eclipse path, here. On the Google map click on your location to see the eclipse times.
Animated map of the eclipse, here.
An annular eclipse occurs when the Sun and Moon are exactly in line, but the apparent size of the Moon is smaller than that of the Sun. Hence the Sun appears as a very bright ring, or annulus, surrounding the outline of the Moon.
If you are taking pictures of this Annular Solar Eclipse and want to share it with us, send the pictures to,
Map of the eclipse path, here also check the Google map of the eclipse path, here. On the Google map click on your location to see the eclipse times.
Animated map of the eclipse, here.
An annular eclipse occurs when the Sun and Moon are exactly in line, but the apparent size of the Moon is smaller than that of the Sun. Hence the Sun appears as a very bright ring, or annulus, surrounding the outline of the Moon.
If you are taking pictures of this Annular Solar Eclipse and want to share it with us, send the pictures to,
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