Posted on 10/14/2023 4:13:55 AM PDT by texas booster
San Antonio is at the center of an astronomical event taking place on Saturday, October 14.
The annular eclipse, often referred to as the “Ring of Fire,” takes about an hour and a half, as it goes from the partial phase, followed by a mesmerizing four-minute display of the sun forming a radiant ring, to being surrounded by darkness. The eclipse then gradually transitions back to a partial phase.
At 10:23 a.m., a partial eclipse will begin as the moon passes between the Earth and the sun. The burning star will transform into a thin ring of fire at 11:52 a.m., reaching peak annularity at 11:54 a.m. and lasting for four minutes.
“That’s an annular eclipse because annulus is a fancy word for donut,” Angela Speck, professor and chair in the UTSA Department of Physics and Astronomy, explained.
The entirety of the eclipse will end at 1:33 p.m.
“It’s hard to convey just how amazing it is to experience an eclipse,” Speck said. “One thing is that it’s not just visual. In fact, one of the coolest things to do is to find a tree. Stand by the tree and look at the shadow underneath because all of the little gaps between the leaves behave like holes. So, you get lots and lots of images of the sun."
This eclipse won’t be the last to cross through the state. Just 177 days later, a total solar eclipse—where the sun is completely blocked by the moon—will take place on April 8, 2024.
A ping out to the Texas Ping list, founded by Windflier.
The annular eclipse is taking place on Saturday, Oct. 14 with San Antonio being in the pathway.
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Awesome.
Remember people, do NOT stare into an eclipse. You can do serious damage to your retinas if you do. /not medical advice, just a fact
Hopefully, the cloud cover won’t obscure it.
Don’t know how Preparation H never picked that up as a theme song.
Here in Maine we’ll see a 13% bite taken out of the sun. I’m waiting for April 8’s total eclipse.
I’m here in the path, got glasses. Lots of viewing parties all over!
I can’t see if the path goes closer to Kerrville (I-10) or Fredericksburg (Hwy 290) or somewhere between them.
Kerrville? Fredericksburg? San Antonio?
San Angeelo
San Angelo.
Daughter is heading to Crater Lake to see it.
Cool! I’d love to be there!
Thanks, TB! We’re going to watch from a nearby park. Only a partial here, but we’ll get the total eclipse in April.
Certainly singalong-worthy also.
I’m in Odessa and it’s going to be full-on here too. Watching with Mark Sudduth of Fox Weather and HurricaneTrack.com. Starts in about 40 minutes. WoooHooo!!
Thanks for the ping. Thanks for carrying on.
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