This article was posted by CrystalWind.ca.
Annular Solar Eclipse on May 9/10, 2013
- Details
![Annular Solar Eclipse annular_solar_eclipse](/images/stories/cosmic/events/annular-610x250.jpg)
An annular solar eclipse will take place on May 9/10, 2013, with a magnitude of 0.9544. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby totally or partially obscuring the image of the Sun for a viewer on Earth. An annular solar eclipse occurs when the Moon’s apparent diameter is smaller than the Sun, causing the Sun to look like an annulus (ring), blocking most of the Sun’s light. An annular eclipse appears as a partial eclipse over a region thousands of kilometres wide. This annular eclipse is also start of Saros 138 cycle.
![Overview Map of the Annular Solar Eclipse of 10 May 2013 overview_map_of_the_annular_solar_eclipse_of_10_may_2013](/images/stories/cosmic/events/overview_map_of_the_annular_solar_eclipse_of_10_may_2013.jpg)
Annularity will be visible from northern Australia and the southern Pacific Ocean, with the maximum of 6 minutes 3 seconds visible from the Pacific Ocean east of French Polynesia. Those in northern Australia will be able to see the full annular eclipse, while those further south will still be able to see a partial eclipse. As the eclipse moves across the Pacific Ocean it will cross the International Date Line, meaning that the eclipse will actually be visible in Hawaii on the 9th not the 10th.
![Annular Solar Eclipse Trajectory of May 10, 2013 annular_solar_eclipse_trajectory_may_10_2013](/images/stories/cosmic/events/se2013may10a.png)
Like total solar eclipses, annular solar eclipses are quite rare. They can only be observed during New Moon, when the Sun is near one of the nodes of the lunar orbit, so Earth, Sun and Moon form a straight line, the Moon is at apogee and the observer is located in the path of the Moon’s antumbra.
![Annular Solar Eclipse annular-solar-eclipse](/images/stories/cosmic/events/annular-solar-eclipse.jpg)
![The Watchers the_watchers](/images/stories/cosmic/events/watchers_website.png)
The Watchers – Watching the world evolve and transform
This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.
Source Here
© CrystalWind.ca 2024. All content (articles, imagery, fair use) & design protected. Written permission required for copying. All rights reserved.
Join the Conversation Now! Comment Below!
![The Crystal Wind Oracle Mobile App crystal-wind-oracle-mobile-app](/images/crystalwindoracle/screenshot1.jpg)
Spirit Animal Totem Of The Day!
Crystal Of The Day!
Latest Articles
The Crystal Wind Oracle
Myth & Magic Card Deck!
Details Here!
NEW Expanded
Printed & Boxed!
Now with 58 cards!
CrystalWind.ca is free to use because of
donations from people like you.
Donate Now »
Unlock Your Light: Join Lightworkers Worldwide on CrystalWind.ca!
Articles: The Founders
Articles: Cosmic Neighbours
Articles: Galactic History
Follow Us!
Who is Online Now
We have 27474 guests and no members online
Featured This Month
Lammas by The Hedgewitch
Although in the heat of a Mid-western summer it might be difficult to discer... Read more
Lugh - Celtic God Of The Sun
The god Lugh was worshiped in Ireland as a deity of the sun. This connection... Read more
Egyptian Zodiac/Astrology
Egyptian astrology was one of the earliest forms of astrology. The Egyptians... Read more
Cancer Mythology
The Hidden Myth Behind the Zodiac Sign Had the Scriptures of Delphi never b... Read more
Abalone Shell
Echos Of The Ancestors Abalone strengthens the structure of the body and th... Read more
The Holly Tree: July 8th - August 4th
The Fire Festival Of Lammas Celtic Symbol : The Unicorn And The Flaming Spe... Read more
Chalcedony
The Stone Of Orators Chalcedony was very popular as a decorative stone in ant... Read more