Portion of Sun covered by the Moon (Eclipse obscuration) 0% >0% 40% 90% 100% The dark areas symbolize night and twilight. When the Eclipse Happened Worldwide — Timeline The eclipse started at one location and ended at another. The times below are actual times (in UTC) when the eclipse...
Eclipse Shadow Path Portion of Sun covered by the Moon (Eclipse obscuration) 0% >0% 40% 90% 100% The dark areas symbolize night and twilight. When the Eclipse Happens Worldwide — Timeline The eclipse starts at one location and ends at another. The times below are actual times (in UTC...
Solar eclipse, the Moon coming between Earth and the Sun so that the Moon’s shadow sweeps over Earth’s surface. This shadow consists of two parts: the umbra, a cone into which no direct sunlight penetrates; and the penumbra, which is reached by light f
Francis Baily was an astronomer who detected the phenomenon called “Baily’s beads” during an annular eclipse of the Sun on May 15, 1836. His vivid description aroused new interest in the study of eclipses. Baily retired from a successful business care