Posted: Apr 19, 2012 1:41 am
The annular solar eclipse of May 20-21, 2012 begins over southeast China and passes over Japan. When the eclipse crosses the International Date Line, the local date becomes May 20. The eclipse then enters the California/Oregon border, passes in the late afternoon over Nevada, Utah, Arizona, a corner of Colorado, New Mexico, and ends at sunset in Texas.
An annular solar eclipse occurs when the Moon is at apogee, making the Moon’s apparent disk smaller than the Sun’s disk and the Sun appears as a brilliant ring.
The weather prospects are good! It's gonna be awesome!
I've booked a hotel room and my family and I are going to watch from Bryce Canyon National Park. Here's a map for the eclipse over the South Western United States: http://xjubier.free.fr/site_images/ASE_2012/ASE_2012_Southwestern_USA.png
An annular solar eclipse occurs when the Moon is at apogee, making the Moon’s apparent disk smaller than the Sun’s disk and the Sun appears as a brilliant ring.
The weather prospects are good! It's gonna be awesome!
I've booked a hotel room and my family and I are going to watch from Bryce Canyon National Park. Here's a map for the eclipse over the South Western United States: http://xjubier.free.fr/site_images/ASE_2012/ASE_2012_Southwestern_USA.png
