Diamond ring on the sky
Another big celestial event this year is going to happen in 2 days’ time. The solar eclipse happens when the moon passes between the sun and the earth. This time, sun, moon and earth will be aligned at the same plane that the sun will be totally covered. Thus, total solar eclipse (TSE) occurs.
Solar Eclipse Coverage
However, not every part of the earth has the chance to witness the total solar eclipse. Click on the coverage map above for more information. Billions of people stand for a chance of watching partial solar eclipse. So, check it out!
Don’t be sad if you can’t travel to the totality path since we’ll have another one on 21/7/2009. The totality of that solar eclipse will be the longest which is 6 minutes more until 2132.
What to expect during a total solar eclipse? First, you should be solar-equipped. If you want to directly look at the sun, make sure you are looking through a solar filter like a Baader Solar Film. Your telescope has to be solar-filtered too. By the way, you can stand under a tree and make use of the overlapping leaves as pinhole camera and look at the image on the ground. For more information about this creative method, please check NASA
The most exciting moment during total solar eclipse is when the moon is going to completely cover the sun. At this time, you can see a diamond ring on the sky! It just appears for a few seconds, don’t close your eyes! Again, even though the sun is almost covered, you still have to use solar filter to prevent any damage to your eyes. When the sun is completely covered, another phenomenon will be easily seen, the corona.
Kluang (my hometown) seems to be at the edge of the southern limit line. So, we might expect little to no moon shadow sweeping our land.
Anyway, I will be watching the NASA live broadcast on 1900-2115 UT+8 this Friday. Here you go, NASA TV
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