Solar Eclipses

If you are referring to you eyes, no, definitely not. A SOLAR eclipse is what is dangerous to look at, because the moon is in front of the sun. In a lunar eclipse the sun is in front of the moon. The logic might seem kinda backwards, but it all adds up to the single word that NO, lunar eclipses ARE NOT DANGEROUS.

Pregnant women suddenly see the world get dark, the sun disappears and then returns. Just like everyone else...
no that is only a hypotisis the pregnant women din not affect it when it is solar or lunar eclipse
No

The geometry of a solar eclipse is very precise. Because the Sun is so much larger than the Moon, the Moon's shadow is cone-shaped, with the tiny point of the cone touching the Earth. At best, the "path of totality" for a solar eclipse is only a hundred miles or so wide; outside that, observers will see a partial eclipse, or no eclipse at all.

as the name implies, lunar eclipses are when the moon get in the sun's way during the day and things go dark for a short amount of time, whereas a solar eclipses is when the sun gets in the moons way, so i don't think both can occur simultaneously, unless you mean at different time of the day, if that's the case, then i believe nothing will happen, i heard you shouldn't look at the sun when a solar eclipse happens, it blinds you, it can damage your eyes too i heard

The total solar eclipse will occur at different times depending on the location you are observing from. It is important to check local listings or use a reliable source for accurate timing in your area.

July 22, 2028 will be the next total solar eclipse visible in Sydney, Australia. After that, you'll wait another 830 years for another, on June 3, 2858.

The "next" eclipse in Sydney will be a 59% partial eclipse on November 14, 2012.

The next total solar eclipse will be on July 22, 2009. It will be visible from northern India through China.

The next total solar eclipse visible in the United States will be on August 21, 2017. It will be visible from Oregon through South Carolina, but in Georgia it will be only visible as a total eclipse in the very northeastern corner of the state. Much of the rest of the USA will see a partial eclipse.

The next total eclipse visible in the southern part of Georgia will be on March 30, 2052.

Solar eclipse happens when shadow of moon falls on sun.

Solar eclipse cannot happen on full moon day because on

full moon day earth is in between Sun and Moon and hence

moon cannot cast shadow on sun.

It is extremely dangerous to look directly at a solar eclipse without proper eye protection, such as welder's goggles or a good solar filter.

However, it is safe to look INDIRECTLY at a solar eclipse, or at sunspots.

One indirect way of looking at the Sun is to poke a hole in a sheet of paper. Hold the sheet of paper in the sunlight, and place another sheet of plain white paper so that the sunlight goes through the hole and onto the white paper. An image of the Sun will appear on the white paper, and you can view the progress of the eclipse safely.

This uses the same principle as the Roman "camera obscura" or "dark room", in which a completely dark room with a single tiny hole in one outside wall would cause an inverted image of the outside to be projected onto a wall of the "camera obscura".

As of September 28, 2010, the next total solar eclipse will occur on November 13, 2012. It will be visible from a few places in far northern Australia. After that, the next total solar eclipse will be on March 20, 2015, covering a remote path across the North Atlantic through the Iceland/UK gap and into the Norwegian Sea. The island of Spitzbergen will have an excellent view!

Update: As of today (May 30 2012) the "next" total solar eclipse will be on November 13, 2012. The path of totality will include the northern tip of Australia and a vast swath of the South Pacific Ocean.

The next total solar eclipse in North America will be on August 21, 2017. The path of totality will cross the entire country from Salem, Oregon to Charleston, South Carolina.

You can seen the catalog of eclipses on the NASA Eclipse Web Site at the link below.

Eclipses are fairly obvious, even to people whose idea of high-technology is "fire".

Lunar eclipses have been happening since, like forever. For primitive men who didn't travel much, solar eclipses would have been once-in-a-lifetime events, but the stories would have been told and retold.

You can draw a diagram with the Sun at one side, the Moon in the middle and the Earth on the other side. A shadow falls on the Earth and anyone on that part of the Earth sees a solar eclipse.

Obviously the Moon is not that big, so when there is an eclipse on one part of the Earth, other people in many different places don't see one.

The best website for eclipses would be undoubtedly:

http://www.eclipse.org.uk/eclipse/

it gives both solar and lunar eclipses.....its easy to use, has gif animation to illustrate how the eclipse is going to look in your place, where will it be total, what path it will cover etc....it also gives details about past and future eclipses.....NASA eclipse website is tad bit complicated.....

A solar eclipse occurs when the moon passes between the Earth and the sun, blocking the sunlight. A lunar eclipse happens when the Earth comes between the sun and the moon, causing Earth's shadow to cover the moon.

You need to be somewhere along the path of totality, which is the path the moon's umbra (full shadow) will follow along the earth's surface while the eclipse is happening. If you are not somewhere along this path, you will either see a partial eclipse (if you are within the penumbra but outside of the umbra), or you will see no eclipse at all.

That's correct. A lunar eclipse can last for several hours, while a solar eclipse typically lasts only a few minutes at any given location. This is because a lunar eclipse occurs when the Earth passes directly between the Sun and the Moon, leading to a longer period of the Moon being in Earth's shadow.

First, you have to understand that the Moon has a tilt in its orbit. Its tilt is large enough to miss the Earth's shadow or the Sun's main stream of light. The Moon has to remove its orbital tilt for solar and lunar eclipses to happen every month. But eventually, the Moon will be far enough that it does not block enough sunlight for a solar eclipse to occur (this is because the moon is moving away from Earth because it orbits the Earth slower than the Earth rotates).

August 21, 2017

While there is a total solar eclipse in the year 2017, the path of totality will NOT pass over the state of Connecticut. The Moon will block out about 75% of the sun here in the North East.

If you wish to see this total solar eclipse, and experience the longest portion of Totality of 2min 40 seconds then you MUST travel to Christian County, Kentucky just northwest of Hopkinsville, Kentucky.

The last total solar eclipse that was visible in the state of Connecticut was January 1, 1925...the next total solar eclipse to be visible in the state will occur on May 1, 2079 and if you happen to miss this eclipse your next viewing will not occur until April 14 2200

If you happen to miss the eclipse of August 21, 2017 your next chance will be April 8, 2024. The longest portion of totatlity occurs in Nazas, Durango, Mexico and darkenss will last for 4min 28 seconds.

However to see the eclipse of 2024 you will have to travel to New York, Niagra Falls...to experience Totality, because in CT only 85 to 90% of the sun will be blocked by the moon.

A lunar eclipse is when the moon appears dark/absent because it moves into the shadow of the earth. The earth is essentially blocking the moon from the sun. A solar eclipse is when the sun is blocked by the moon.

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.

Solar eclipses occur when the Moon passes between the Sun and Earth, blocking the sunlight and casting a shadow on Earth. This alignment only happens during the New Moon phase when the three celestial bodies are in a straight line. There are different types of solar eclipses, including total, partial, and annular, depending on the alignment and position of the Moon.

• A solar eclipse occurs when the moon passes directly between Earth and the sun, blocking sunlight from Earth.
• A lunar eclipse occurs when the earth blocks sunlight from reaching the moon.

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.

1 hot pastrami on rye, chopped liver & French dressing

1 side of sole slaw

1 Perrier with a twist

Same for my sweetheart.

Deliver to the back yard where we'll be observing the eclipse.