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Monday 21 May 2012

AWESOME IMAGES OF THE SOLAR ECLIPSE OF 20 MAY 2012 FROM AROUND THE WORLD


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Here’s a selection of fantastic images of the rare solar eclipse - the so-called annular solar eclipse - which darkened the skies from China to Texas on 20 May 2012. According to a NASA scientist, this solar eclipse did not completely block the sun (like a total eclipse would). Instead, the moon will cover up to 94 percent of the sun at the eclipse's peak, leaving a bright ring of light - called an annulus, which means ring-like (hence the 'Ring of Fire' Solar Eclipse) - around the moon's disc.

1. SELECTED IMAGES FROM SPACE.COM

New Picture (1)Sunset Solar Eclipse: Skywatcher Sam Border snapped this photo of a partial solar eclipse as it appeared at sunset near Blue Grass, Iowa [USA] on May 20, 2012.


New Picture (3)Solar Eclipse over Japan: Skywatcher Tom Bridges took this photo of the solar eclipse on May 20, 2012. He writes: "I live in Tokyo on the 25th floor of a building. The weather was partly cloudy…. I did not use any filters (due to the clouds helping out). This is just what I got on my Nikon D5100."


New Picture (4)Robin Shadows: Skywatcher David M. captured this view of crescent shadows cast on a robin by the annular solar eclipse of May 20, 2012 from Denver, Colorado [USA].


New Picture (5)Solar Eclipse over Japan 2: Skywatcher Tom Bridges took this photo of the solar eclipse on May 20, 2012. He writes: "I live in Tokyo on the 25th floor of a building. The weather was partly cloudy…. I did not use any filters (due to the clouds helping out). This is just what I got on my Nikon D5100."


New Picture (6)Solar Eclipse From Petroglyph National Monument: This still image from a National Parks Service webcast shows the annular solar eclipse from the Petroglyph National Monument in Albuquerque, New Mexico [USA].


New Picture (7)Partial Eclipse Shadows: Skywatcher Audey Shen snapped this view of shadows from a partial solar eclipse cast his backyard fence in Palo Alto, California [USA], on the May 20, 2012. Shen is a 10th grader at Henry M. Gunn High School.


New Picture (8)Solar Eclipse from Lafayette: Skywatcher Derek Meche took these photos of the annular solar eclipse on May 20, 2012 from Lafayette, Louisiana [USA].


New Picture (9)Solar Eclipse From Petroglyph National Monument 2: This view of the annular solar eclipse from the Petroglyph National Monument in Albuquerque, New Mexico [USA] was part of the National Parks Service webcast.


New Picture (11)SLOOH Space Camera Image of Solar Eclipse of May 20, 2012 in California [USA]. [SLOOH is a robotic telescope service that can be viewed live through a web browser with Flash plug-in.]


New Picture (12)SLOOH Image of Solar Eclipse of May 20, 2012 from New Mexico [USA].


2. SELECTED IMAGES FROM BUZZ FEED

New Picture (15)New Mexico, USA. Source: noellechasity


New Picture (16)Nebraska, USA. Source: shoottofill


New Picture (17)Susanville, California, USA. Source: jimgoldstein


New Picture (18)Japan. Source: rider-kid


New Picture (19)Near Tokyo. Source: instagr.am/via: http://%20


New Picture (20)Goodbye eclipse. Source: @aaronpaul_8


New Picture (21)Hong Kong


New Picture (22)Gumaca, Philippines


New Picture (23)A flock of birds fly past the eclipse over Beijing, China.


New Picture (24)Near Tokyo


New Picture (25)Irving, Texas, USA.


New Picture (26)Tokyo. Source: flickr.com


New Picture (27)China. Source: twitpic.com


New Picture (28)Los Angeles, California, USA.



[Source: SPACE.com. and Buzz Feed. Edited]


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