Spectacular Annular Solar Eclipse Captured in Photographs

Photograph of the annular solar eclipse today, from the province of Coclé (Panama). EFE/ Bienvenido Velasco

This Saturday one of the most exciting astronomical events took place: a spectacular annular solar eclipse, which turned our star into a “ring of fire” in view.

A young man with solar glasses observes the eclipses in Brasilia, Brazil

In one of the most anticipated astronomical phenomena of the year, this annular eclipse was successively visible in different parts of the United States, Mexico and many countries in Central and South America.

Photograph taken with a filter showing the annular solar eclipse today, from the astronomical observatory of the Autonomous University of Honduras, in Tegucigalpa

Because it crossed all of America, more than 30 million people were able to observe it in its entirety, that is, a bright ring of sunlight around the edges of the Moon.

Enthusiasts gathered to watch the eclipse in Chichen Itzá, Piste state, Mexico

Throughout America, including the City of Buenos Aires and even Bahía Blanca, in Argentina, there was the opportunity to see it in part, with different degrees of totality depending on the geographic location where one is located.

A woman uses her cell phone to observe the eclipse

Eclipses occur approximately twice a year somewhere in the world. But for any given location, they generally appear once a decade or even less frequently.

Users of the social network X showing their images of the eclipse

Total solar eclipses give us a unique opportunity to study the solar corona, or outer atmosphere, from Earth.

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The corona is about a million times fainter than the solar disk, so it is necessary to completely block out the disk to see it.

The corona is a million times fainter than the solar disk

The solar eclipse brought together thousands of people throughout the continent.

People gathered at the Edzna archaeological site, Campeche state, Mexico, to observe the eclipse

Experts recommend not looking directly at the eclipse. Before looking at the sun, stop and cover your eyes with eclipse glasses or a solar viewer.

It is not recommended to view the eclipse without proper protection.

The annular solar eclipse made landfall first in the northern United States, passing through the states of Oregon at 9:13 a.m. (Pacific time, 2:13 p.m. Argentina time and 5:13 p.m. GMT), Nevada and Utah. It passed through the Four Corners area of ​​New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado and Utah.

The annular solar eclipse in Mexico

It continued to Texas and then to the Caribbean, where it crossed southern Mexico at 9:16 (local time, 12:36 in Argentina), passing over Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama. Finally, it crossed Colombia and northern Brazil, until it disappeared into the Atlantic Ocean.

2023-10-14 23:42:19
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