On 21. June 2020, there was an annular Eclipse of the sun. We explain how the earth, moon and sun, the phenomenon of the produce, and where you could see it.

21. June, there is a ring-shaped Eclipse . The moon is from the sun , does not darken it completely. Here you will learn what is behind the phenomenon and to see where it is.

Update 21. May 2020, 22.40 PM: In Asia and Africa was on 21. June to see a stunning celestial phenomenon. In the case of the annular Eclipse pushed to the moon between the earth and the sun, leaving a bright Ring-free. Such an annular Eclipse of the sun is only about every two years and only see a small part of the earth.

First to see the annular solar> all of the darkness in the North-East of the Republic of Congo </strong , where there was already a few minutes after sunrise at 05.56 local time (06.56 GMT) the dark again. The sky spectacle lasted for a Minute and 22 seconds – as long as anywhere else. From Africa, the phenomenon was wandering in a narrow strip on the Arabian Peninsula and India to China and Taiwan.

+ In Hong Kong, people watching the Eclipse of the sun in the port area through the Eclipse glasses, and a long pipe.©Reuters / Vincent Yu

your highlight is the Eclipse of the sun reached over Uttarakhand, the Indo-Chinese border, at 12.10 PM local time. The phenomenon lasted only 38 seconds.

+ In many places, like here in Kuala Lumpur, was to see a partial solar Eclipse.©d pa / Hazim Mohammad

Annular solar Eclipse of 2020: “Very exciting.”

In Nairobi clouds obscured part of the view of the Eclipse of the sun. Nevertheless, the sight was “very exciting,” said Susan Murbana of the organization Travelling Telescope, the organized astronomical education programs for children. Because of the Corona pandemic, you have been able to arrange in this year, no excursion, said Murbana. Dozens of people had participated in a Live circuit on the occasion of the Eclipse of the sun in the Internet services, Zoom and Facebook.

+ In India is considered to be a milk seller Hindus in the conduct of rituals during the solar Eclipse in the river Sangam.©Reuters / Rajesh Kumar Singh

first message of 29. May 2020:

Annular Eclipse of the sun in 2020: Where is it seen today?

Munich – In the case of a total solar Eclipse the moon is between the sun and the earth moves, so the sun is obscured altogether. This event occurs annually in the world several times, however, the moon shadow only to a relatively small part of the earth, so that the darkness is for everyone to be equally visible.

in some places, it is not only as a partial Eclipse is visible, elsewhere even. In Germany, there was the last complete blackout 1999 , South America came in last year, in the enjoyment of, Australia in 2018 and the USA in 2017.

Annular solar Eclipse: What is it?

but Then there are also the rare case where the moon moves directly in front of the solar , but not completely obscured. The moon is a blazing Ring to see – that is why we call the phenomenon annular Eclipse (although the Ring is taken to be strictly just is NOT dark) or ” Ring of Fire “.

How can it be that the moon can the sun sometimes hide and sometimes not? This has to do with the distance of closest approach to the earth celestial body of the earth. Although we do not notice it rarely varies from this tremendously.

For the annular solar Eclipse is in June 2020, the moon correctly

at The time of the greatest, close to it are 363.300 kilometers between the earth and the moon, at the time of the greatest distance, however, 405.500 km. Approximately difference of 10 percent.

On 15. June 2020 is the moon in the apogee – the erdfernsten point. Accordingly, the distance on the 21. June is still relatively large. The moon is viewed from earth, slightly smaller, and the sun, can be not completely Verde.

Eclipse of the sun in June 2020 has a focus on the southern hemisphere

The Eclipse on 21. June, total Eclipse of the sun would be so in principle, if the moon is not so far from the earth. From most points on the earth from the phenomenon is to be seen but only as a partial solar Eclipse to.

The center of the darkness migrates from Central Africa to the East, across the Arabian Peninsula to India and China, to the spectacle over the yellow sea ends.

Annular solar Eclipse in Germany

In Europe is mainly to the Southeast in the enjoyment of darkness. Germany is just outside the moon’s shadow, which is why nothing is to see from the darkness.

The next annular Eclipse of the sun hits the Northern hemisphere . It is almost exactly a year later, on 10. June 2021. In Germany, you will be seen as a partial Eclipse of the sun. Until the next total solar Eclipse in Germany, it is still quite a while: she is at the 3. September 2081.

This is to gaze at us before another astronomical event: On 5. June, there is a penumbral Eclipse of the moon.

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