TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – Solar eclipse The total is predicted by the United States Space Agency or NASA to occur over America on April 8, 2024. According to the greatamericaneclipse page, the citizens of Uncle Sam’s country are really looking forward to the moment that occurred seven years ago in the skies of America, here are the interesting facts.
1. Total solar eclipses rarely occur in America, the last one was seven years ago
Referring to usatoday.com last time it happened total solar eclipse in America, namely on April 21 2017. The entire population of America could see very clearly at that time how this astronomical event occurred. In 2024, America will experience this phenomenon again, and NASA predicts this event will repeat itself 20 years later in 2044.
2. The eclipse will pass over millions of people and occur in a short time
Still from the same source, NASA said a total solar eclipse in the United States would be witnessed by more than millions of people. Considering that in 2017 the audience reached 215 million people, of course they will be looking forward to this event even more after seven years of waiting. Apart from that, this total solar eclipse is predicted to occur in a short time, namely 4 minutes 27 seconds, according to NASA astronomical calculations. Observers are asked to prepare themselves to target the momentum of the eclipse.
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3. The eclipse will begin in the city of Texas, United States
The total solar eclipse will start in the United States City of Texas at 13:27 CDT and end in Maine at 15:35 EDT. Reporting from greatamericaneclipse.com The United States prepared animation through books, maps and mobile applications to capture the momentum with time adjusted to the occurrence of the eclipse.
4. A total solar eclipse is more impressive than an annular solar eclipse
During an annular solar eclipse, the moon that covers the sun still leaves an outer ring called the “ring of fire”. This ring only darkens the sky and does not make the earth sink as dark as night as happens in a total solar eclipse. The moon will show a much more attractive red color when it enters the earth’s shadow. This is what makes the total solar eclipse highly anticipated next April.
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