Solar eclipse 2020: When and where to see the annular eclipse
Thursday, 18 June 2020 () (CNN)This weekend, stargazers in the Eastern Hemisphere will be treated to an annular solar eclipse on the heels of the summer solstice. This type of eclipse is characterized by its stunning "ring of fire" since it's not a total eclipse and edges of the sun can still be seen around the moon. A satellite captured a powerful hurricane and a solar eclipse at the same time "Annular eclipses are similar to total eclipses in that the moon, Earth and sun are aligned so that the moon moves directly in front of the Sun as viewed from Earth," said Alex Young, associate director for science in the heliophysics science division at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. "But a total eclipse does not happen,...
During a solar eclipse in 2016, Japan’s Himawari-8 satellite captured the sun’s reflection and the moon’s shadow as they briefly met on Earth’s surface.
Thursday, 18 June 2020 ()
(CNN)This weekend, stargazers in the Eastern Hemisphere will be treated to an annular solar eclipse on the heels of the summer solstice. This type of eclipse is characterized by its stunning "ring of fire" since it's not a total eclipse and edges of the sun can still be seen around the moon. A satellite captured a powerful hurricane and a solar eclipse at the same time "Annular eclipses are similar to total eclipses in that the moon, Earth and sun are aligned so that the moon moves directly in front of the Sun as viewed from Earth," said Alex Young, associate director for science in the heliophysics science division at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. "But a total eclipse does not happen,...