The next solar eclipse is upon us. On August 21 the moon will pass between the Sun and an observer’s point of view in America and block out daylight, creating an eerie gloom in the sky. The transit of the moon between the Earth and Sun occurs about every 18 months, but for your particular city it can take several hundreds of years before a new eclipse occurs. The figure below shows the paths of al ...[Read More]
The 2017 solar eclipse and scientific discoveries
Composite image showing a detailed view of the solar corona during the 2009 eclipse. Credit: Miloslav Druckmüller