Total Solar Eclipses

1.5 Not so rare! : Solar Eclipses. At least two per year !! Next ones : 1. 2006 Sept 22 in South America. (annular). 2. 2008 Aug 1. In Asia (total) ...
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Total Solar Eclipses

1. How does it work?

1.1 Occultation The sun, the moon and Earth must be in conjunction

The sun : 400 times further but 400 times bigger than the Moon Earth : 40 m, at the U of T; The moon : 5 m, in Downtown; The sun : 5 km, in Montreal!

1.2 Types of eclipses

Partial

1.2 Types of eclipses (2) Total

Annular

Both = hybrid

1.3 Why is it rare? Earth

Period of the Moon : 27 days

Moon

Sun

Ecliptic plane

But : The plane of the Moon ≠ the plane of Earth

1.4 Results Ecliptic plane

Umbra

Penumbra

Partial

Ecliptic plane

Penumbra

Total or Annular

1.5 Not so rare! : Solar Eclipses At least two per year !!

Next ones : 1. 2006 Sept 22 in South America (annular) 2. 2008 Aug 1 In Asia (total)

1.5 Except in the same place!

Next one in Toronto : 2024 Apr 8!

2. The Eclipse in Turkey

2.1 The path

2.2 From Space

From the ISS

2.2 From Space (2) Seen from the Sun… An other one seen from the Sun…

2.3 From Earth Speed of the Shadow : 2000 kilometers per hour Duration of the whole eclipse : 3h

Animation

Duration of the total phase : 3min 49 sec

1st Contact

2nd Contact

3rd Contact

4th Contact

2.4 My Results

2.4 My Results (2)

2.5 The eclipse live

2.5 The eclipse live (2)

2.6 The solar Corona

The End

The rotation of Earth

The Corona Today

The Solar Corona