SOLAR ECLIPSE

17 Oct 2023 3 mins Download PDF

SOLAR ECLIPSE

1. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun.
2. An annular solar eclipse occurs when the Moon's apparent diameter is smaller than the Sun's, blocking most of the Sun's light and causing the Sun to look like an annulus (ring).
3. An annular solar eclipse occurred on October 14, 2023.
4. Solar eclipses of 2022–2025 is a member of a semester series
5. An eclipse in a semester series of solar eclipses repeats approximately every 177 days and 4 hours (a semester) at alternating nodes of the Moon's orbit.