somebody had the wrong time.
The 2009 solar eclipse was a total solar eclipse, which occurs roughly every 18 months somewhere on Earth. However, the next total solar eclipse visible from the same location typically takes much longer, often hundreds of years.
A total solar eclipse occurs when the Moon completely covers the Sun, creating a brief period of darkness along its path of totality, which lasts for a few minutes. The entire process from the beginning of the eclipse to totality can take about 1 to 3 hours, depending on the type of solar eclipse and where you are observing it from.
a solar and lunar eclipse are similar because the Moon sort of a phase and only happens every thousand years. and is made of cheese
every 50 years
it varies between years
There is an annual solar eclipse expected in early May, 2012, visible primarily from the pacific ocean.
We would have what is called a "Total Solar Eclipse." The Most recent Total Solar Eclipse happened in 1487. The Next Total Solar Eclipse will happen in 2079. An interval of approx. 601 years. But for lack of better explanation, we would have a solar eclipse that we get annually.
There are generally two solar eclipses per year, and two lunar eclipses per year. The next solar eclipse will happen on January 26, 2009. It will be an "annular" eclipse; the Moon will be near its apogee (farthest point from Earth in its orbit) and will not completely cover the Sun. This is sometimes called a "ring of fire" eclipse. The eclipse will be (was) visible along a line from South Africa to Indonesia. From South Africa or India, it will be visible as a partial eclipse.
Both solar and lunar eclipses generally occur 2 times a year. Some years you will have fewer, or more. For example, there will be NO solar eclipses at all during 2011! The maximum possible number of solar or lunar eclipses per year is five.
Over a period of a number of years, the numbers of both kinds are identical.During the 100 years of the 20th Century, there were 228 solar eclipses and229 lunar ones.But ... when a lunar eclipse does happen, you have a much greater chanceof seeing it than you have of seeing a solar eclipse when it happens.
after ten years i reckon and it will be on night
Both types of eclipse occur with identical frequency. during the 100 years of the 20th Century, there were 228 solar eclipses and 229 lunar ones.