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Total Solar Eclipse
December 14, 2020 @ 13:33 - 18:53
| When: When the Moon is exactly between the Earth and Sun |
Where: Where Moon and Sun are visible from the Earth surface |
First occurrence: Before humans |
| When the Moon is between the Sun and the Earth, we see a Solar Eclipse. A lot of eclipses are sloppy and merely give Partial Solar Eclipses. There are three types of eclipses where the Moon gets exactly between the Earth and the Sun. As the orbit of the Moon around the Earth is not a perfect circle, but more like an ellipse, this means that sometimes the Moon cannot block out the Sun completely from our perspective. When the Earth and Moon are a little closer to the Sun we get an Annular Solar Eclipse where we still see the edges of the Sun. When the Moon blocks out the Sun completely, we get a Total Solar Eclipse and we only see a little light peeking from behind the Moon. In a rare case the Moon almost blocks out the Sun completely. This results in the Hybrid Solar Eclipse where some parts of the Earth see a Total Eclipse and some parts of the Earth see the Annular type. |
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| Don’t look at an eclipse without eye protection. Eclipse glasses are safe and affordable. |
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| #TotalSolarEclipse #SolarEclipse #Eclipse |
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