Monday 29 April 2013

Solar Eclipse May 10, 2013

An annular solar eclipse will take place on May 9 - 10 (UTC), 2013, with a magnitude of 0.9544. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby totally or partially obscuring the image of the Sun for a viewer on Earth.

Solar Eclipse May 10, 2013

Continents where this Eclipse will be seen:

  • South Asia
  • Australia
  • Pacific 
  • Indian Ocean

Partial eclipse will be seen in these locations.

  • Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, Australia
  • Taiohae, Marquesas Islands, France
  • Broome, Western Australia, Australia
  • Rawaki, Phoenix Islands, Kiribati
  • Kiritimati, Christmas Island, Kiribati
  • Port Hedland, Western Australia, Australia
  • Uluru, Northern Territory, Australia
  • Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
  • Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia
  • Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia
  • Cairns, Queensland, Australia
  • Townsville, Queensland, Australia
  • Perth, Western Australia, Australia
  • Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
  • Majuro, Marshall Islands
  • Honiara, Solomon Islands
  • Palikir, Ponape, Micronesia
  • Tofol, Kosrae, Micronesia
  • Dili, Timor-Leste

KEY TIMES FOR THE SOLAR ECLIPSE:

First location to see partial eclipse begin 9 May, 21:25 (UTC Time Zone)
First location to see full Eclipse begin         9 May, 22:31 (UTC Time Zone)
Maximum Eclipse                               10 May, 00:23  (UTC Time Zone)
Last location to see full Eclipse end       10 May, 02:20  (UTC Time Zone)
Last location to see partial Eclipse end    10 May, 03:25  (UTC Time Zone)

7 comments:

  1. You include a beautiful total solar eclipse pic with your post and it's all over FaceBook. Unfortunately the eclipse happening next Friday is an annular eclipse so it won't ever look like the photograph. Comes from Latin annulus="ring." The Moon will be too far away to completely cover the Sun, it looks too small. So there's always a ring of Sun showing around the Moon, too bright to look at without a filter. A Ring of Fire eclipse. The text info is superb!

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  2. This is what it looked like last year from Albuquerque: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=3250267096813&set=a.3250252576450.2128320.1271046244&type=3&theater

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  3. This is what it looked like through the big scope: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=3250266016786&set=a.3250252576450.2128320.1271046244&type=3&theater

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  4. The one coming up is only visible on land early from Australia: http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/SEplot/SEplot2001/SE2013May10A.GIF

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  5. A total solar eclipse is perhaps the most intense spectacle we can see. It may not be too early to start thinking about the one we get in 2017: http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/SEplot/SEplot2001/SE2017Aug21T.GIF

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  6. yup, your beautiful image is a total eclipse but this week's eclipse is NOT a total eclipse, 'only' an annular eclipse. ... the difference is like ... hmmm... what shall we use for visual ... the difference between a Big Mac and the 72 ounce steak in Amarillo's Big Texan restaurant ?

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  7. Well I am hoping it is not a complete fizzer as I have traipsed all the way from Vietnam to Kiritimati (Christmas Island) to see it. I will also be informing the local radio so the people here (who nothing about it) can be informed of its impending arrival! :)

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