The October astronomical calendar sees an annular solar eclipse on Saturday, October 14. The Moon will almost completely block the Sun, resulting in a stunning sight Ring of fire (as this strange type of eclipse is widely known), which millions of people will be able to appreciate in all its fullness in a strip of the western United States, as well as in parts of Central and South America.
Spain will not be able to see the annular solar eclipse; The last time this phenomenon was observed in the Iberian Peninsula was in 2005. The last time was 241 years ago. However, astronomy fans are in luck: they won’t have to wait long until the next occasion, which will be in January 2028. Where it can be seen, at least part of Saturday’s eclipse will be in the Canary Islands. , but not annular, but partial, and also only briefly at dusk.
All of North America, with the exception of part of Alaska, will be able to enjoy this event in one form or another. The annular band (in the center of the path of this solar eclipse) will begin in Oregon and end in Texas, passing through California, Nevada, Utah, and New Mexico. Then it will pass through Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Colombia and Brazil. The duration of the annular eclipse will be between two and five minutes, although this will depend on the location of the observer. NASA created an interactive map Where you can find information about the path of the eclipse’s ring of fire and the best times to view it from each country. also It will be broadcast by the US space agency.
How to see it in the Canary Islands?
The annular solar eclipse cannot be seen in the peninsula area. From the western region of the Canary Islands, on the islands of El Hierro, La Palma, La Gomera, Tenerife and Gran Canaria, a partial solar eclipse can be observed. It will be visible very weakly and for several minutes, because the sun will set shortly after the start of the eclipse. It will start at 7:25 p.m., and the sun will set at 7:37 p.m. To appreciate it better, Javier Armentia, director of the Pamplona Planetarium, recommends looking for an area where the western horizon is clear.
It is never recommended to observe the Sun directly and should not be done during an eclipse. The large amount of radiation emitted by the sun can damage eyesight, even if just for a few seconds. Precautionary measures are essential: Specific solar viewing glasses or portable solar projectors are the only safe way to view the eclipse.
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In Spain, especially in the peninsula, we will have to continue to wait until we can observe the eclipse, although the National Astronomical Observatory indicates that An amazing season is approaching in the coming years. The next partial eclipse will occur on April 4, 2024 and will be visible at very low power in the far west of the Canary Islands, while the eclipse on March 29, 2025 will be visible throughout Spain.
The main course arrives soon after, with two total eclipses very close together. August 12, 2026 will be the next day to be seen in the territory of the Spanish Peninsula, more than a century after the last day occurred in 1905. This time it will coincide with the middle of summer and will pass through several provincial capitals in the north and east of Spain. As if that wasn’t enough, on August 2, 2027, another total eclipse will travel along the coast of Andalusia.
This series of stunning eclipses will end in Spain on January 26, 2028, with an annular eclipse (like the one that will cross America on Saturday) that will cover almost the entire south and much of the eastern Iberian Peninsula. Leave a Ring of fire Just before sunset.
How are they planned?
It is possible to know when this will happen, because astronomers, over the centuries, have measured with great precision the movements of the Earth, the Moon, and the Sun, including the shape of their orbits and the motion of their orbits. From this data, mathematical models of the relationship between their movements are created. Using these equations it is possible to predict what will be seen on Earth during the eclipse depending on the location, Also, when will the phenomenon occur and how long will it last?. Armentia explains that you can accurately know “all the eclipses in the next 50,000 years.” This frequency varies, “but there are always a minimum of two per year and a maximum of seven,” the astrophysicist and science communicator adds.
The most prominent effect of an annular solar eclipse is the ring that appears in the sky, although it can also be experienced with other senses. When the moon blocks the sun, you can feel the temperature drop and then rise again when the moon is not in front of the sun. Nature also reacts to the disappearance of the sun, especially animals. Some of the effects are that cicadas may stop singing, bees may disappear in their hives, and it has been documented in zoos that animals adopt nocturnal behaviors.
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