Thursday 23 October 2014

Tonight Is The Night,

if you are lucky enough to be living in the United States or Canada,


as almost everyone in those two countries will be able to see a Partial Solar Eclipse on the evening of the 28th, this is an animation showing the view from above the Earth, looking down on the U.S. during the eclipse, the curved line sweeping around clockwise is the terminator, the day/night line, the big gray distorted circle is the physical shadow of the Moon, you can see that over time it moves roughly eastward and southward, the combination of its motion and the Earth’s spin, if you live anywhere inside the path of that shadow, you’ll see an eclipse, the closer you are to the centre of the shadow, the more of the Sun will be blocked, 


but a few words of warning before even thinking about looking at the eclipse, you must read this guide from NASA, or for a shorter article have a look here, remember, it is never safe to look at a partial or annular eclipse, or the partial phases of a total solar eclipse, without the proper equipment and techniques, but if you have the proper filters and other equipment it should be quite a sight, happy eclipsing!


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