During an eclipse, two shadows are cast. It is the dark center of the eclipse shadow. The second shadow is called the penumbra (pe NUM bruh).
The above image was acquired during the eclipse by NASAs EPIC (Earth Polychromatic Imaging Camera) imager aboard DSCVR (Deep Space Climate Observatory), a joint NASA, NOAA, and U.S. Air Force satellite. The sensor offers regular international views of Earth from its position at Lagrange Point 1, a gravitationally stable point in between the Sun and Earth about 1.5 million kilometers from Earth. In this view, acquired at 16:58 Universal Time (11:58 a.m. Central Daylight Time), the shadow, or umbra, from the Moon can be seen falling throughout the southeastern coast of Texas, near Corpus Christi.
The course of annularity and partial contours crossing the U.S. for the 2023 annular solar eclipse happening on October 14, 2023. Credit: NASAs Scientific Visualization Studio
While the annular eclipse was partly visible throughout the whole United States, Mexico, and nations in Central and South America, the course of annularity– where the biggest location of the Sun was covered by the Moon from the observers viewpoint– was the very best place to view it.
The map above, developed by NASAs Scientific Visualization Studio, reveals the dark path of the annularity stretching throughout the lower 48 states from Oregon to Texas. The map utilizes datasets from a number of NASA missions. Images from MODIS (Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer) instruments on the Terra and Aqua satellites was the source of heaven Marble Next Generation composite utilized to portray the terrain.
Watch cope with NASA as a “ring of fire” eclipse travels throughout the United States on October 14, 2023, from Oregon to Texas.
The course of annularity began in Oregon around 9:13 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time, though cloudy skies blocked the view for some sky watchers. The shadow then moved southeast throughout Nevada, Utah, Arizona, Colorado, and New Mexico, before passing over Texas and the Gulf of Mexico.
Also visible on the map within the path are duration contours. These mark the length of time annularity lasted. The closer to the center of the solar eclipse path, the longer it lasted. For the annular course, times range from a couple of seconds on the external edge to an optimum of around 4.5 minutes in the center.
The next annular solar eclipse noticeable from the United States will be on June 21, 2039. An overall solar eclipse will darken skies from Texas to Maine on Monday, April 8, 2024.
NASA image courtesy of the DSCOVR EPIC group. NASA Scientific Visualization Studio map by Michala Garrison.
Sensational image of the Moons shadow cast in the world during the annular eclipse on October 14, 2023. This image was caught by NASAs EPIC imager aboard the Deep Space Climate Observatory, a satellite situated at Lagrange Point 1.
As the Moon crossed in between the Sun and Earth during the 2023 annular solar eclipse, its shadow darkened skies across the United States.
On October 14, 2023, the Moon aligned with the Sun and Earth to produce an annular solar eclipse. The spectacle bathed countless Americans in a lunar shadow as the Moon blocked the Suns rays.
When the Moon passes in front of the Sun however is too far from Earth to entirely obscure it, an annular eclipse happens. The Moon is at or near its farthest range from Earth– referred to as its apogee– throughout an annular eclipse, making it look smaller sized in the sky. This leaves the Suns edges exposed in a red-orange ring, dubbed the “ring of fire.” A satellite captured an earthly view of the occasion, as the Moons shadow crossed North America.
An annular eclipse occurs when the Moon passes in front of the Sun but is too far from Earth to completely obscure it. The Moon is at or near its farthest range from Earth– understood as its apogee– throughout an annular eclipse, making it look smaller in the sky. During an eclipse, 2 shadows are cast. It is the dark center of the eclipse shadow. The above image was gotten throughout the eclipse by NASAs EPIC (Earth Polychromatic Imaging Camera) imager aboard DSCVR (Deep Space Climate Observatory), a joint NASA, NOAA, and U.S. Air Force satellite.