Here’s Where—And How—To Watch It Today
The post Here’s Where—And How—To Watch It Today appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Topline An annular solar eclipse dubbed the “ring of fire” will sweep through the U.S. and Mexico today, darkening the midday sky in a rare phenomenon leaving a thin ring of light around the moon from Oregon to Texas, and will be the last of its kind in the U.S. until 2039. The annular solar eclipse will pass through the U.S. from Oregon to Texas. Great American Eclipse Key Facts The eclipse will be a partial one referred to as an annular eclipse, which occurs when the moon falls in a direct line between the Earth and the Sun, but when the moon is at its farthest point from the Earth, appearing smaller than a total solar eclipse and leaving the iconic ring of fire around its perimeter, according to NASA. The event will last just under two hours, starting along Oregon’s coast at 9:16 a.m. local time before appearing to travel in a southeastern direction toward Texas, appearing in Albuquerque around 10:34 a.m. local time and ending just south of Corpus Christi at 12:03 p.m. local time, according to NASA. The full extent of the eclipse will only be visible in a narrow line between Oregon and Texas, including parts of Nevada, Utah, the Four Corners area, New Mexico and southern Texas, though people will be able to catch its partial effects throughout the U.S., Mexico and most of Canada. To see at least 80% of the sun covered by the moon, people will need to be in Oregon, Nevada, southern Idaho, northern California, northern Arizona, Utah, southern Colorado, New Mexico or Texas, or along the Mexican border, according to maps from NASA and the Great American Eclipse. After it passes into the Gulf of Mexico, the eclipse will also be visible in parts of Central America, as well…
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Topline An annular solar eclipse dubbed the “ring of fire” will sweep through the U.S. and Mexico today, darkening the midday sky in a rare phenomenon leaving a thin ring of light around the moon from Oregon to Texas, and will be the last of its kind in the U.S. until 2039. The annular solar eclipse will pass through the U.S. from Oregon to Texas. Great American Eclipse Key Facts The eclipse will be a partial one referred to as an annular eclipse, which occurs when the moon falls in a direct line between the Earth and the Sun, but when the moon is at its farthest point from the Earth, appearing smaller than a total solar eclipse and leaving the iconic ring of fire around its perimeter, according to NASA. The event will last just under two hours, starting along Oregon’s coast at 9:16 a.m. local time before appearing to travel in a southeastern direction toward Texas, appearing in Albuquerque around 10:34 a.m. local time and ending just south of Corpus Christi at 12:03 p.m. local time, according to NASA. The full extent of the eclipse will only be visible in a narrow line between Oregon and Texas, including parts of Nevada, Utah, the Four Corners area, New Mexico and southern Texas, though people will be able to catch its partial effects throughout the U.S., Mexico and most of Canada. To see at least 80% of the sun covered by the moon, people will need to be in Oregon, Nevada, southern Idaho, northern California, northern Arizona, Utah, southern Colorado, New Mexico or Texas, or along the Mexican border, according to maps from NASA and the Great American Eclipse. After it passes into the Gulf of Mexico, the eclipse will also be visible in parts of Central America, as well…
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