The end of the Earth
eclipse happened just in time for SDO to catch the final stages of the lunar transit.
The last time a solar
eclipse happened was 38 years ago... the year I was born (omg when did I get so old).
Bible prophecy buffs point out that
the eclipses happening this year are particularly significant because they all fall exactly on Jewish festivals: the ones in April 2014 and 2015 occur on the first day of Passover and the two in September are both on the first day of The Feast of Tabernacles.
Even though solar
eclipses happen every eighteen months or so, there hasn't been one visible in the contiguous United States since 1979.
A solar
eclipse happens when the moon casts a shadow on Earth, fully or partially blocking the sun's light in some areas.
A partial phase of
an eclipse happens when the moon passes through the outer part of Earth's shadow, but total lunar eclipses happen only when the darkest part of the planet's shadow falls across the lunar surface.
After
the eclipse happens, check back for images of the eclipse taken by adventurous souls who viewed it firsthand.
I wrote earlier about the annular
eclipse happening this coming Sunday.
An astronomer explains how and why — and when —
eclipses happen, what we can learn from them, and what they would look like if you were standing on the moon.
Solar
eclipses happen a couple of times each year, but total solar
eclipses happen only every few years, and since the Earth is mostly ocean, they are not always easy to see.
Solar
eclipses happen only when the Moon is in the New Moon phase and crosses the
Solar
eclipses happen only when the Moon is in the New Moon phase and crosses the plane created by the Earth - Sun orbit.
After all, once prophecies as foretold by sick young girls begin to come true,
eclipses happen in the nick of time, and jaguars pounce on cue, what's one more coincidence to pile on to the fable?
The Resources section explains what to look for during a solar eclipse, how to create a pinhole projector for viewing an eclipse safely, why
eclipses happen, a world map of future eclipses, stories of individual experiences witnessing an eclipse, and a list of annotated links to more information.
As my wife often reminds me, this is a rare event akin to a solar and lunar
eclipse happening on the same day that the Leafs win the Stanley Cup but I'll take it.
While solar
eclipses happen all over the world with a relatively high degree of frequency, this particular solar eclipse is exciting for North American viewers for two reasons.
Not exact matches
In a few short years, it has already
eclipsed the U.S. as the world's leading wind generator, and it also
happens to be the world's largest wind - equipment supplier.
Months before the August 2017 total solar
eclipse, a NASA photographer managed to put himself in the right place (which
happened to be Banner, Wyoming) at the right time to capture the ISS zooming in front of the astronomical event.
Until this
happens it is worthier not to explain the
eclipse «in sensational and incompetent sayings, such as that of the «death» of God, but to endure it as it is and at the same time to move existentially toward a new
happening... in which the word between heaven and earth will again be heard.»
This
eclipse doesn't even
happen over the middle east or much of the globe.
News of what
happened in college football last week was
eclipsed by what almost
happened but didn't.
«My practical self says that, if this
happens, our unique concerns and issues will be
eclipsed rather quickly by the concerns and issues of the vastly larger communities to the west.»
Nevertheless Ptolemy had developed a system that, in principle, showed how to anticipate when
eclipses would
happen.
For researchers, the 2017
eclipse is another chance to connect what they see on the surface of the sun to what's
happening in the outer reaches of the corona.
In 1981, his father, a biologist, bought one of the first IBM PCs, and the 14 - year - old Schmidt spent two years programming it to calculate when
eclipses would
happen.
We know years in advance when an
eclipse will
happen, where on the planet it will be visible and, perhaps most importantly, that the world will not end because of it.
Solar
eclipses are a rare treasure,
happening only once or twice a year somewhere on Earth.
«For quite a while, people in LRO have been analyzing what's going to
happen during this
eclipse,» Petro said.
Although lunar
eclipses are fairly common, Petro said they don't
happen every month.
The app will also include a specially designed narration of what's
happening in the sky for visually impaired
eclipse - goers.
«The
eclipse allows us to see what
happens when there's a relatively abrupt drop in sunlight,» says Kristen Weaver of the GLOBE Observer program at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md..
The
eclipse was what's known as a ring of fire, or annular,
eclipse, which is similar to a total solar
eclipse, except it
happens when the moon is at a point in its orbit farther from Earth than average.
What will
happen, where and when, and how to watch tomorrow's
eclipse safely - as well as what scientists might learn from it
The final lunar
eclipse in the tetrad will
happen on Sept. 28, according to NASA.
But this
eclipse is
happening, in the middle of the day, exactly on time, and in exactly the places that are predicted.
If that had
happened, its orbit would line up exactly with the sun and Earth twice every month, treating us to regular solar and lunar
eclipses.
15 The
eclipse experiment finally
happened in 1919 (you're looking at it on this very page).
COMING INTO VIEW Total solar
eclipses let scientists see what's
happening in the corona, the site of some of the sun's most interesting physics.
That is just what
happens in a newly discovered system, known only by its astronomical catalogue number TYC 2505 -672-1, setting a new record for both the longest duration stellar
eclipse and the longest period between
eclipses in a binary star system.
Records of
eclipses exist in their writings, giving us glimpses of how previous cultures described and interpreted these astronomical
happenings.
A total solar
eclipse and a comet flyby are on the list of fascinating astronomical
happenings 2017 has in store.
The last time this
happened was on November 19, 1984, when Venus passed in front of the star,
eclipsing it.
The Chinese New Year always begins with the Aquarius new moon, and Thursday's
happens to be a solar
eclipse!
This new moon also corresponds with the
eclipse that
happened last August.
That said, I don't want screening to
eclipse the work that can
happen when we unleash the the human movement pattern learning system.
This
happens when the Earth, Sun, and Moon are essentially in one linear plane and the reflection of the light of the moon is
eclipsed, or blocked.
The
eclipse is really the most glorious event to
happen in the night's sky.
Headed to the @globaleclipsegathering on Friday to watch the full solar
eclipse that's
happening next Monday.
Anyway, Jacob also
happened to have his six year well visit the same day, and it was scheduled for 4:30, so I was able to pick him up just in time to see the final moments of the
eclipse (with my glasses, of course).
Lionsgate just sent us the first official movie poster for the upcoming horror film «The Cabin in the Woods» written by Joss Whedon and written / director by Drew Goddard (Cloverfield, Buffy the Vampire Slayer) and starring Richard Jenkins (The Rum Diary, Hall Pass), Bradley Whitford (The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants), Jesse Williams (Grey's Anatomy), Chris Hemsworth (Thor, The Avengers, Red Dawn), Fran Kranz (Donnie Darko), Kristen Connolly (The
Happening), Anna Hutchison (Legend of the Seeker), Brian J. White and Jodelle Ferland (
Eclipse, The Haunting Hour: The Series).