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Home / News / Science News / Annular solar eclipse in the African continent
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    Annular solar eclipse in the African continent

    Ramya Patelkhana
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    Last updated on Sep 01, 2016, 09:01 am
    Annular solar eclipse in the African continent
  • A spectacular annular solar eclipse will occur on 1 Sep'16 viewable from the African continent.

    A 'ring of fire' would form during the eclipse due to a lesser distance between the Moon and the Sun.

    It will be visible only for ten minutes along a thin strip; it will begin on one end of Africa and conclude on the other, off the Madagascar coast.

  • In this article
    What is a solar eclipse? What are annular solar eclipses? The Sun forms a 'ring of fire' Annular solar eclipse in the African continent Where is the astronomical event visible? Interested people can watch a live stream of the eclipse What is Slooh?
  • Introduction

    What is a solar eclipse?

    What is a solar eclipse?
  • A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon gets in between Earth and the Sun, and casts a shadow over Earth.

    Solar eclipses only occur during a new moon cycle.

    There are four types of solar eclipses - partial, annular, total and hybrid.

    Partial and annular eclipses don't cover the moon entirely, and hybrid eclipses occur when an annular eclipse becomes a total eclipse.

  • Annular Solar Eclipse

    What are annular solar eclipses?

    What are annular solar eclipses?
  • Annular solar eclipses occur when the antumbra of the Moon falls on Earth; it occurs when the Moon is at apogee, the highest point.

    The Sun's center is covered by the Moon leaving the outer edges of the Sun uncovered.

    The Moon and Earth will be more distant from each other making the Moon appear smaller to cover the Sun's face on this occasion.

  • Information

    The Sun forms a 'ring of fire'

  • During an annular solar eclipse, no place on Earth would be able to witness a total solar eclipse. However, some areas will see the Sun forming a 'ring of fire' around the Moon's edge. Some places might witness a partial solar eclipse.

  • 01 Sep 2016

    Annular solar eclipse in the African continent

    Annular solar eclipse in the African continent
  • A spectacular annular solar eclipse will occur on 1 Sep'16 viewable from the African continent.

    A 'ring of fire' would form during the eclipse due to a lesser distance between the Moon and the Sun.

    It will be visible only for ten minutes along a thin strip; it will begin on one end of Africa and conclude on the other, off the Madagascar coast.

  • Data

    Where is the astronomical event visible?

  • The eclipse can be witnessed along a thin strip of African countries - Gabon, Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, Mozambique, and Madagascar from 9:08 am (local time).

  • Live Stream

    Interested people can watch a live stream of the eclipse

    Interested people can watch a live stream of the eclipse
  • The next annular eclipse will occur on 26 February 2017 and would be visible from South America.

    In an age where advanced technology could bypass a few of physical limitations, interested people from places other than the mentioned African countries can also witness the event.

    They can watch a live stream of the event on Slooh from 2:30 am EST and 12 pm IST.

  • Do you know?

    What is Slooh?

  • It is a robotic telescopic service, which can be watched live through web browsers with Flash plug-in. It was the first robotic telescopic service to offer live viewing through the web. Slooh has a patent on the live image processing method.

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