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‘RING OF FIRE’ May 20, 2012 Solar Eclipse Starting 5:30 pm PDT (7:30 pm CDT)
http://www.livescience.com/20328-solar-eclipse-20-2012.html ^
| May 17, 4:17
Posted on 05/20/2012 5:06:59 PM PDT by Yosemitest
Updated May 17, 4:17 pm ET
The next solar eclipse will grace the afternoon and early evening skies over much of the United States this Sunday (May 20), offering up a spectacular site for those lucky enough to see it.
A solar eclipse occurs when the moon gets directly between Earth and the sun. Sundays event will be an partial solar eclipse across most of the United States and Canada, and a more compelling annular solar eclipse for a narrow swath of residents in the West and Southwest. The sun sets before any of it will be visible from the East Coast, however.
During the annular eclipse, the moon will be analogous to a black dime in front of a shiny penny, with a thin ring of fire sunlight that streams around the moon.... (continued)
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TOPICS: Extended News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: solareclipse; sourcetitlenoturl
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To: Yosemitest
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05/21/2012 4:34:46 AM PDT
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shove_it
(just undo it)
To: shove_it
I think I like this one best of the 24.
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05/21/2012 6:51:27 AM PDT
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Yosemitest
(It's simple, fight or die!)
To: Yosemitest; CedarDave
My fave is photo #1 from New Mexico with the faint windmill image ...
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05/21/2012 8:05:58 AM PDT
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shove_it
(just undo it)
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