Annular Solar Eclipse on May 21, 2012

Annular Solar Eclipse or “Ring of Fire” over China in 2010

On Monday, May 21st, the Moon will pass in front of the sun, transforming sunbeams across the Pacific side of Earth into fat crescents and thin rings of light.

It’s an annular solar eclipse, in which the Moon will cover as much as 94% of the sun. Hundreds of millions of people will be able to witness the event. The eclipse zone stretches from southeast Asia (That’s us!) across the Pacific Ocean to western parts of North America.

Because some of the sun is always exposed during the eclipse, ambient daylight won’t seem much different than usual. Instead, the event will reveal itself in the shadows. Look on the ground beneath leafy trees for crescent-shaped sunbeams and rings of light.

The “path of annularity” where this occurs is only about 200 miles wide, but it stretches almost halfway around the world passing many population centers en route: Tokyo, Japan; Medford, Oregon; Chico, California; Reno, Nevada; Albuquerque, New Mexico, and Lubbock, Texas. In those locations the ring of fire phenomenon will be visible for as much as 4 and a half minutes.

For an animated view of how the Eclipse would look like here in Southeast Asia Click Here

If I understood the animation correctly, here in the Philippines, the eclipse will be visible as soon as the sun rises.

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Sources:
http://nasascience.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2012/15may_sunday/
http://spaceweather.com/eclipses/15jan10d/kim-sangku1.jpg
http://shadowandsubstance.com/
http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/SEmono/ASE2012/ASE2012.html

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When he is not busy watching "The Office", lounging at the beach, or playing 1st person shooting games, Argel consistently invests in the stock market, both local and global. He loves learning through books, training, seminars, and workshops. He also helps Pinoys create, manage, grow, and protect their wealth as a globally-certified Professional Financial Advisor. Get in touch with him by sending an email to contact[at]argeltiburcio.com