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When is the chromosphere of the sun visible?
The chromosphere of the sun is visible during a total solar eclipse when the moon blocks the bright photosphere, allowing the fainter chromosphere to be observed. It appears as a reddish ring around the dark silhouette of the moon. Outside of a total solar eclipse, specialized solar observing equipment is needed to observe the chromosphere safely.
What do you call the dark shadow caused by the moon on the earth?
The dark shadow caused by the moon on Earth is called the umbra during a solar eclipse.
Is the sun covered completely by the moon?
Yes. That would occur when the eclipse occurs while the moon is near perigee. Closer to apogee the eclipse is not total, it is annular.
Which layers of the sun are only seen during a solar eclipse?
Usually, we cannot see the corona because of the brightness of the photosphere. However, during a total solar eclipse, the corona shines beautifully against the dark sky. During a partial or an annular eclipse, a ring of the photosphere is visible around the Moon and the corona is not visible.
What is the difference between a solar eclipse and a total eclipse?
A solar eclipse occurs when the moon passes between the sun and Earth, blocking the sun's light. A total eclipse is a type of solar eclipse where the sun is completely covered by the moon, creating a dark shadow on Earth.
Does it get dark during a total solar eclipse?
Yes, it gets dark during a total solar eclipse.
Is it dark when there is a total solar eclipse?
During a total solar eclipse, at one point it will be almost completely dark.
How dark does it get during a solar eclipse?
During a total solar eclipse, it can get as dark as twilight or even darker, depending on the location and the amount of sunlight blocked by the moon.
Why does the sky turn dark during total solar eclipse?
The earth gets it's light from the sun. During a total solar eclipse, the moon blocks that light.
What happens during a total solar eclipse?
The entire area becomes completely dark as a normal solar eclipse woulddo to a certain area.
True or false during a total solar eclipse the sky grows dark?
True, if you are in the shadow path of the eclipse.
What do you see from earth during a total solar eclipse?
you see there is no sun and outside is dark
Do the birds stop sing during a solar eclipse?
Yes, but only during a total solar eclipse as it gets dark enough to trick birds into thinking night has fallen.
If a total solar eclipse occurred during sunset will it get dark and then light again as twilight progresses?
Yes.
During a solar eclipse does the sky grow dark?
yes
Can the sky turn dark during a solar eclipse?
yeah it can
Will it go dark during the eclipse?
Yes, it will go dark during a solar eclipse as the moon passes between the sun and the Earth, blocking out the sunlight.
