Millions of people in North, South and Central America saw a rare halo of a solar eclipse on Saturday. Equipped with special safety glasses, they came together to watch the natural spectacle together.
During a halo solar eclipse, also called an annular solar eclipse, the moon moves in front of the sun, but the outer edge of our home star remains visible. A total solar eclipse has been announced for parts of North America in April 2024.
According to the US space agency NASA, the solar eclipse was most pronounced in parts of the US states of Oregon, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico and Texas, as well as parts of Mexico, Belize, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama. and Colombia and Brazil.
The visibility of the annular solar eclipse moved in a narrow band from northwest to southeast across the American continent. The maximum duration of the annular phase of five minutes and 17 seconds was reached over Panama.
Partial phases of darkness could be observed over much of the US, although rain clouds obscured views of the celestial spectacle on parts of the US East Coast, for example. The phenomenon was not observable throughout Europe. (sda/apa/dpa)
Soource :Watson
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