Ring of Fire Annular Eclipse on May 20

Tags:

5/21/2012

I hope many of you got to see this yesterday. I unfortunately missed it, which is too bad, because now I have to wait until 2017 for another one. This eclipse was not a total solar eclipse, as the moon didn't cover the outer portions of the sun, giving it a ring appearance. It happened around sunset and was fairly quick. For photos you can go to www.nasa.gov

The Maya were no strangers to eclipses of the sun. They knew when they were going to happen and they tracked them for many years. Yesterdays solar event was one they definitely would have celebrated.

2 Comments

First Last

essayboo link

9/4/2015 09:15:35 pm

I saw that, when a solar eclipse blocked out most of the sun, leaved a spectacular "ring of fire" shining in the sky for observers located along the eclipse's path. At its peak, the eclipse blocked about 94 percent of the sun's light.

essay writers link

12/3/2015 06:32:27 am

Total solar eclipses occur when the Moon comes between the Sun and the Earth and casts the darkest part of its shadow (the umbra) on Earth. The darkest point of the eclipse is almost as dark as night.

Author

Bonnie Bley is an Award Winning Author. She is a native of Wyoming, spent her formative years in the border reservation town of Hardin, MT, situated in the southeastern corner of Montana. Her educational journey took her to Aberdeen, SD, and Bloomington, MN, where she honed her skills and knowledge. In the late
1980s, she made Minnesota her home, and to this day, it remains the backdrop to her life.
Although Minnesota has become her primary residence, Bonnie remains deeply connected to her
roots in Montana and Wyoming, considering them the bedrock of her identity. It is within this
intricate tapestry of her experiences that Bonnie Bley has woven the compelling narrative of
Stolen Voices: Missing and Murdered in Big Horn County. This poignant work sheds light on the stories of Indigenous People who have tragically gone missing or been murdered in the very
county where she spent her upbringing, offering a heartfelt exploration of a community struggles and losses.

Ring of Fire Annular Eclipse on May 20

Leave a Reply.

Author

Archives

Categories