2020 An annular solar eclipse 2020 will occur on June 21. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby totally or partly obscuring the image of the Sun for a viewer on Earth.
Solar Eclipse The 'Ring of Fire', Image Credit: pixabaySolar Eclipse of 2020 The 'Ring of Fire' Occurs 21 Sunday, Watch Online Live Streaming
A "ring of fire" solar eclipse will briefly appear in parts of Africa and Asia this weekend, and if you aren't out there in person, you can take in the spectacular show online.
The solar eclipse on Sunday is what is known as an annular eclipse. The moon does not completely cover the sun as it passes between the star and Earth as seen from our planet. Its nickname is "ring of fire" eclipse because a ring of sunlight will still shine around the outer edge.
The "ring of fire" happens of its maximum eclipse, will be at 2:40 a.m. EDT (0640 GMT) Sunday, June 21, when the moon crosses into the center of the sphere of the sun, from Earth's perspective. The eclipse starts at 11:45 p.m. EDT Saturday, June 20 (0345 GMT Sunday) and ends at 5:34 a.m. EDT (1034 GMT) June 20, according to NASA.
Astronomy broadcasting service Slooh will have a virtual star party starting at 1 a.m. EDT (0500 GMT). You can watch it live here on Space.com, courtesy of Slooh. General public can also stream the show on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube
Eclipse SUN in Africa/Asia not a total solar eclipse like in the U.S in 2017. Then, moon closer to earth in its orbit so the sun was totally covered & we saw the corona. SUN, moon farther from earth so it doesn't completely cover sun creating a ring of fire, Annular solar eclipse
Eclipse SUN in Africa/Asia not a total solar eclipse like in the U.S in 2017. Then, moon closer to earth in its orbit so the sun was totally covered & we saw the corona. SUN, moon farther from earth so it doesn't completely cover sun creating a ring of fire, Annular solar eclipse pic.twitter.com/zmiE2b0jvs
— Ed Piotrowski (@EdPiotrowski) June 19, 2020
Eylon Levy: Exciting news: We in Israel will witness a partial solar eclipse on Sunday morning.
Exciting news: We in Israel will witness a partial solar eclipse on Sunday morning.🌑 pic.twitter.com/vwbAnpuxjD
— Eylon Levy (@EylonALevy) June 19, 2020
Pakistani cities to witness 'ring of fire' #solareclipse on June 21
Pakistani cities to witness 'ring of fire' #solareclipse on June 21#GeoNews
— Geo English (@geonews_english) June 19, 2020
Let's talk space! Join us live on Facebook every Friday, 1:00p EDT (10:00a PDT / 5:00p GMT). This week's spacey topic will be: The Sun☀️! Chelsea @chelsea_gohd will discuss the upcoming #SolarEclipse and #SummerSolstice. Ask all your burning questions during the live!
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Join us live on Facebook every Friday, 1:00p EDT (10:00a PDT / 5:00p GMT).
This week's spacey topic will be: The Sun☀️! Chelsea @chelsea_gohd will discuss the upcoming #SolarEclipse and #SummerSolstice. Ask all your burning questions during the live! pic.twitter.com/JEcmcSQRAd
