People around the world were able to watch the space event live thanks to a free webcast from the Slooh Community Observatory.
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Mother Nature has a treat for us earthlings.
“Ring of Fire” Annular Solar Eclipse took place on September 1 (Thursday).
Unlike the regular total solar eclipse, an annular eclipse occurs when the moon does not totally block out the sun.
The next annular solar eclipse will be visible in South America on 26 February 2017. In 2012 an annular eclipse of the Sun was visible over a narrow path that crossed the northern Pacific Ocean and several western USA states.
In a statement, Slooh astronomer Paul Cox said, “We’re in for one heck of a ride as we follow moon’s shadow as it races across surface of Earth at over 2,000 miles per hour”.
Solar Eclipse 2016 Live Streaming: Tomorrow morning, we all are going to witness an annual event.
This spectacle is known as an annular eclipse and sometimes also referred to as “ring of fire” eclipse.
“If they look up with protective eyewear they are going to see this unusual ring in the sky, more spectacularly they will see these circular shadows”, said C. Alex Young, a solar astrophysicist from NASA.
Even though the Moon is covering most of the Sun’s light, that ring of fire will still flood your eyes with a tremendous amount of radiation. But in this case, the clouds actually helped dim the sun’s dangerously bright glow without getting in the way.
The eclipse was expected to occur for about 3 hours and 37 minutes until 12:22p.m.
Lever’s experience was such a success that he now plans to travel to the United States next year to witness a total solar eclipse.
Viewers could also use a pinhole camera, a box with a hole on one side for light to pass through, projecting an inverted image of the eclipse on the opposite side.
“An annular eclipse happens about once every 18 months”.
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Rabiu added that first view in Nigeria would be seen around Lagos at about 7:14:22am, with maximum eclipse occurring at about 7:26am and terminating at about 9:52am.
