A “ring of fire” eclipse will occur next month over Canada and its environs; and will be visible from the remote areas of north Ontario, Russia, Greenland, and Polar Bear Provincial Park (located on the southwestern shore of Hudson Bay). The annular solar eclipse—where the outer edge of the Sun is visible behind the Moon—will take place on Thursday, June 10. Obscured by a lunar silhouette, 94 percent of the Sun will be blocked out by the satellite, leaving the Sun’s corona visibly exposed for viewers here on Earth to marvel at. During a solar eclipse, while passing directly across the Sun’s center, a smaller Moon (at its furthest positions from the Earth along its elliptical orbit) is what allows this phenomenon to happen. The full eclipse (with the ring of fire) will be visible at 5:49 a.m. Eastern time, lasting only 3 minutes and 51 seconds; while a partial eclipse …
‘Ring of Fire’ Solar Eclipse to Appear in the Sky Next Month—Here’s What You Need to Know:
May 18, 2021
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