Question by Daisy: how do they predict an eclipse?
you know how they say theres going to be an eclipse on a day? how do they guess?
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Answer by The Rthey dont predict it.... its on the calender
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This is a simulation (as seen in space from above Port Stanley in the Falklands Islands) of the partial solar eclipse due on September 11th 2007.
Tuesday, April 2, 2013
Q&A: how do they predict an eclipse?
What are the farthest points north and south that total solar and lunar eclipses can occur?
Question by Pastor Chad from JesusFreak.com: What are the farthest points north and south that total solar and lunar eclipses can occur?
I was just reading about today's total solar eclipse, which was visible in Siberia, and I got to wondering, what are the farthest points north and south that total eclipses can occur? Can they occur at the poles?
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Answer by JeffSolar eclipses can theoretically happen anywhere on the earth where you can see the sun. Think about it this way, during any new moon, there is a point in space near the earth where the shadow of the moon falls. (the moon is always casting a shadow in space behind it) Sometimes we get lucky and that shadow lands on the earth and we call it an eclipse. But there is always a shadow, and as the moon orbits the earth and passes by the sun every month during the new moon, the shadow usually passes above or below the earth. Of course, it could happen to just graze the top or bottom of the earth and cause an eclipse at one of the poles. You don't hear of that happening very often because of random chance--the poles are a small target, just like New York city is a small target. How often does New York get a total solar eclipse? Not very often, but just as often as any other random spot on the earth.
An eclipse of the moon happens on the entire earth/sun facing side of the moon, so it is visible from any part of the earth that is facing the moon at the moment of the eclipse. In other words, during any lunar eclipse, about half of the earth (the half facing the moon) can see the lunar eclipse.
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Total solar eclipse on 13--14 November 2012 I dedicate it to Sylvia my flying Angel and my lovely friend Dudley who dedicated the lovely music to Sunshine An...
Monday, April 1, 2013
Is anyone going to see the solar eclipse on July 11, 2010?
Question by Dan: Is anyone going to see the solar eclipse on July 11, 2010?
I've never seen a total solar eclipse before and would really like to experience one in the summer of 2010. I don't know who I should talk to. I don't have a lot of money, either, so I plan to fly to Chile instead of Easter Island. If you have experience with this kind of thing or know someone who does, can you contact me? Thank you so much.
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Answer by NyxDo some looking under "eclipse chasers" -
http://www.eclipsechasers.org/
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David Makepeace - aka eclipseguy - and team at 1000m above sea level in Patagonia for the Total Solar Eclipse of 11 July 2010. Spectacular!!! Visit http://ww...