Not exact matches
Leah Crane joined
solar researchers to watch yesterday's
eclipse, a rare
chance to look at a scorching ring
of space around the sun that we can almost never see
The 21 August
solar eclipse gives scientists and the public alike a
chance to observe the sun's corona, a ring
of plasma that stretches as far as Earth
Total
solar eclipses, which occur about once every 18 months, provide the best
chance to study the Sun's corona — the ethereal wisps
of superheated plasma that are usually obscured by glare from the
solar surface (see «Citizen science»).
However, there will not be another
solar eclipse of comparable magnitude in the UK until 2026, so it is vital to take advantage
of these relatively rare
chances.»
«A
solar eclipse fills that gap, and it gives us a
chance to make a full map
of the corona.»