Question by TorBor: What are annular eclipses and how are they different than total eclipses?
Yeah i have a BIG test tomorrow and i have no idea what the answer to this question is!! HELP!!!
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Answer by LauraAnnular means it covers part of the object being blocked and u still see a ring around it, and a total eclipse is when its completely covered and u cant see anything until it moves
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The solar eclipse of January 15, 2010 is an annular eclipse of the Sun with a magnitude of 0.9190. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby totally or partially obscuring Earth's view of the Sun. An annular solar eclipse occurs when the Moon's apparent diameter is smaller than the Sun, causing the sun to look like an annulus (ring), blocking most of the Sun's light. An annular eclipse appears as a partial eclipse over a region thousands of kilometres wide. The eclipse starts at the Central African Republic, traverses Cameroon, DR Congo and Uganda, passes through Nairobi, Kenya, enters the Indian Ocean and reaches its greatest eclipse. After that it enters Maldives, where it would be the longest on land with 10.8 minutes of viewing.
Tuesday, May 29, 2012
What are annular eclipses and how are they different than total eclipses?
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