Question by George: Whats the time frame to catch the eclipse?
As most of you know, there will be an eclipse May 20, 2012. My question is, what time will it occur in my part of the world? I live in California.
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Answer by YikesAll times Universal Time.
The shadow passes just south of Alaska's Aleutian Islands as the central track slowly curves to the southeast. After a 7000 kilometre-long ocean voyage lasting nearly 2 hours, the antumbra finally reaches land again along the rugged coastlines of southern Oregon and northern California (Figure 2) at 01:23 UT (May 20 local time).
Redding, CA lies 30 kilometres south of the central line. Nevertheless, it still experiences an annular phase lasting 4 1/2 minutes beginning at 01:26 UT. It is already late afternoon along this section of the eclipse path. The Sun's altitude is 20° during the annular phase and decreasing as the track heads southeast. Central Nevada, southern Utah, and northern Arizona are all within the annular path.
By the time the antumbra reaches Albuquerque, NM (01:34 UT), the central duration is still 4 1/2 minutes, but the Sun's altitude has dropped to 5°. As its leading edge reaches the Texas Panhandle, the shadow is now an elongated ellipse extending all the way to Nevada. Seconds later, the antumbra begins its rise back into space above western Texas as the track and the annular eclipse end.
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Saturday, November 24, 2012
Whats the time frame to catch the eclipse?
Could the Myan monument on the Juan Fernandez islands mean the supermassive blackhole?
Question by slightly shady: Could the Myan monument on the Juan Fernandez islands mean the supermassive blackhole?
at the center of our galaxy will cause a disturbance in our sun?
The jaguar crouched as if ready to jump on the sun god from behind where on December 21st, 2012 it is the perfect spot to witness a total solar eclipse.
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Answer by eriNo, that doesn't make any sense. Our Sun is not threatened by the black hole at the center of our galaxy. All that 2012 stuff is a hoax made up to sell books and movies to the gullible.
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Friday, November 23, 2012
when the earth and moon are in perfect alignment with the sun what occurs?
Question by ...: when the earth and moon are in perfect alignment with the sun what occurs?
I need this for my homework and am confuses about the difference of partial/total solar, partial/total lunar, and total eclipses. Help me please!
@Lam: I'm even more confused now, what is that supposed to mean?
when the earth and moon are in perfect alignment with the sun will it be a lunar or a solar eclipse? the homework question doesn't elaborate on it...
@Gloria A: I didn't ask about tides, I asked about ECLIPSES.
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Answer by LamSun Earth Moon, Lunar eclipse
Sun Moon Earth, Solar eclipse.
Partial/total refers to the alignment of the two.
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