Saturday, May 12, 2012

Solar Eclipse of May 20: How to See the Sun's 'Ring of Fire'


Reference: http://news.yahoo.com/solar-eclipse-may-20-see-suns-ring-fire-105219623.html

Summary: On May 20th, there should be a solar eclipse that can be viewed by most of the Western Hemisphere.  The moon will block out most of the sun but leaves a ring of light visible around the circumference of the moon.  The moon passes between the Earth and the sun every 29.5 days.  There is no solar eclipse when this happens because the moon is either above or below the sun. 

Critique: This will be a very cool thing to experience.  I hope it is not a folk like some of the other things that were said to happen but never did. 

Impact: This is a positive impact because this could be a once in a lifetime event.

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