Thread: Partial Solar Eclipse should be visible tonight.
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Old 06-10-2002, 08:39 PM   #13
Sazerac
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Quote:
Originally posted by Sir Goulum:
Woa! Thats gorgeous! Its annual? Where does it occur annualy?
Not "annual", but "annular"; meaning ring-like. Because the moon appears smaller than the sun in this particular eclipse, it leaves a ring of sunlight around it.

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-Saz
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