Mother Nature has a treat for us earthlings. A solar eclipse will occur on September 1st, but unless you live in Africa you won't be able to see it first hand. Thankfully, we live in an age where technology can bypass some of our physical limitation.
To be more precise, the phenomenon is called an annular solar eclipse. It occurs when the Moon passes between the Sun and the Earth. Unlike a total solar eclipse - when the Moon almost entirely obscures light from the Sun which results in a huge shadow cast on Earth - an annular solar eclipse has a “ring of fire” as the distance between the Moon and the Sun is too small.
The 10-minute long eclipse will be visible along a thin line running through African countries: Gabon, Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, Mozambique, and Madagascar.
Map outlining the path of Annular Solar Eclipse on September 1st.
Here’s how you can watch the annular solar eclipse on September 1st
You can watch a live stream of the event from different perspectives at 2:30am EST on September 1st, EDT (12:00pm on the same day, Indian Time) on Slooh.
The next annular solar eclipse will be visible in South America on 26 February 2017.
To be more precise, the phenomenon is called an annular solar eclipse. It occurs when the Moon passes between the Sun and the Earth. Unlike a total solar eclipse - when the Moon almost entirely obscures light from the Sun which results in a huge shadow cast on Earth - an annular solar eclipse has a “ring of fire” as the distance between the Moon and the Sun is too small.
The 10-minute long eclipse will be visible along a thin line running through African countries: Gabon, Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, Mozambique, and Madagascar.
Map outlining the path of Annular Solar Eclipse on September 1st.
Here’s how you can watch the annular solar eclipse on September 1st
You can watch a live stream of the event from different perspectives at 2:30am EST on September 1st, EDT (12:00pm on the same day, Indian Time) on Slooh.
The next annular solar eclipse will be visible in South America on 26 February 2017.