Thursday, October 23, 2014

Partial Solar Eclipse Visible in Phoenix This Afternoon

Staff Writer, Nathaniel Diaz
Astronomy / Astrophysics 
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During this partial solar eclipse, the Moon covers only parts of the Sun, as seen from Phoenix. As the central part of the Moon's shadow (umbra) misses the Earth during a partial solar eclipse, there are no other locations on Earth where the Sun appears completely covered during this event.

Here is the breakdown of time and events:


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