If you're standing in one place in the path of totality as it passes over, the longest
possible duration is 7minutes 35seconds. Historically, roughly 9 out of 10 last less
than 7 minutes.
If you move to follow the spot of totality, then the time that you stay in it is extended.
Scientists have used aircraft to follow the tip of shadow, stretching totality to 20 minutes
and more. But the speed of the shadow across the earth's surface is generally so high
that it's not possible to keep pace with it, and experience the full several-hours duration
of totality.
The longest possible period of totality is 7 minutes 29 seconds.
Maxima and minima for all solar eclipses are in the table of extrema at the link below.
7.5 minutes
The next solar eclipse will be a total solar eclipse on July 22, 2009. The eclipse will be visible in a path from northern India through China and across the Pacific ocean. It will not be visible in Europe or the Americas.
It is a new Moon. For a solar eclipse, the moon has to be between Earth and the Sun. We get a total lunar eclipse when Earth is between the Sun and the Moon. The Moon would have to be full for it to be eclipsed.
It's estimated that there will be a total solar eclipse in Toronto on 8 April 2024. There'll also be a partial solar eclipse tonight (May 20, 2012) but it'll either be not visible or right at sunset so I hope you get this soon ;) Please see the related links section for a link to a website with dates for eclipses in Toronto.
A solar eclipse can only happen at the time of New Moon.A lunar eclipse can only happen at the time of Full Moon.
That depends on your location. The path of the total solar eclipse that will happen on July 22, 2009 will begin in northern India (just north of Mumbai) and track across Asia to Shanghai, China and across the Pacific Ocean. Check out the NASA Solar Eclipse page for specifics.
In that case, a Solar Eclipse occurs. It can be a partial or total eclipse depending on the positions at the time of the eclipse. In total Solar Eclipses, the sun is completely blocked out for a short time in some parts of the world. Likewise, Earth's shadow falling on the Moon is known as a lunar eclipse.
There will be a total solar eclipse visible in Indianapolis on April 8, 2024. All times are local. Time of Partial eclipse start: 12:50:28 Sun's elevation: 58 degrees Total eclipse begins: 14:05:59 Time of maximum eclipse: 14:07:53 Total eclipse ends : 14:09:48 Partial Eclipse ends: 15:23:07 Duration of Totality: 3m49
The next solar eclipse will be a total solar eclipse on July 22, 2009. The eclipse will be visible in a path from northern India through China and across the Pacific ocean. It will not be visible in Europe or the Americas.
It is a new Moon. For a solar eclipse, the moon has to be between Earth and the Sun. We get a total lunar eclipse when Earth is between the Sun and the Moon. The Moon would have to be full for it to be eclipsed.
It's not as important as it once was. There was a time when the only time scientist could study the sun's corona was during a total eclipse of the sun. With today's modern technology, scientists can study the solar corona by creating a solar eclipse with their telescopes.
At a total solar eclipse.
It's estimated that there will be a total solar eclipse in Toronto on 8 April 2024. There'll also be a partial solar eclipse tonight (May 20, 2012) but it'll either be not visible or right at sunset so I hope you get this soon ;) Please see the related links section for a link to a website with dates for eclipses in Toronto.
the answers is total solar eclipse
A solar eclipse can only happen at the time of New Moon.A lunar eclipse can only happen at the time of Full Moon.
That depends on your location. The path of the total solar eclipse that will happen on July 22, 2009 will begin in northern India (just north of Mumbai) and track across Asia to Shanghai, China and across the Pacific Ocean. Check out the NASA Solar Eclipse page for specifics.
That's a solar eclipse. If you are in a place where the sun appears partly blocked, then you experience a 'partial' solar eclipse. If you are in a place where the sun appears completely blocked, then you experience a 'total' solar eclipse.
A Total Solar Eclipse will be visible in India on July 22, 2009 from early morning 05:28 hrs to 07:40 hrs (Indian Standard Time). The total solar eclipse will last nearly four minutes - from 6.26 am to 6.30 am - in India and the sun will not be visible at all.