Solar obscure darkens skies opposite Southern Hemisphere
People in a Southern Hemisphere were treated to a solar eclipse on Sunday.
The annular eclipse, infrequently referred to as a “ring of fire,” was usually seen in tools of Chile and Argentina as good as Angola. However, other countries in both South America and Africa — and even Antarctica — could see during slightest partial of a eclipse.
Annular Solar Eclipse From Argentina – Taken by Mariano Ribas on Feb 26, 2017 @ Sarmiento, Argentina pic.twitter.com/YmN8hfQAay
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@StellarInsights
Sunday’s obscure was annular, or when a moon is far adequate divided from Earth that it’s incompetent to entirely retard out a sun. The outcome looks like a ring around a dim moon.
Chubut fascinó al paÃs y parte del mundo criminal el obscure anular de luminary https://t.co/6Eyylq2ElI pic.twitter.com/BVRGuQlD9y
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@infosuractual
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Solar obscure 26.02.2017.
Credit: DSO-Browser, ©Sebastián GarcÃa Rojas#astronomy #solar #annular #eclipse #solareclipse #spacenews pic.twitter.com/MHVOZDmNNx
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@Elena__Dolgikh
This is a initial solar obscure of a year. On Aug. 21, a sum solar obscure will be seen opposite a United States, a initial in North America given 2008.
Though a sum solar obscure won’t be manifest in Canada, during slightest partial of a object will be lonesome during some point, varying from 20 per cent to roughly 90 per cent depending on your location.
The moon passes in front of a sun, formulating a solar obscure seen from from Sao Paulo, Brazil. (Andre Penner/Associated Press)
Article source: http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/annular-solar-eclipse-1.4000737?cmp=rss