An annular eclipse will occur on Saturday, during which the sun will appear as a ring of fire in the sky in the skies of the western United States, Latin America, and northern South America.
This type of eclipse can be observed when the Moon passes in front of the Sun, but without being able to completely obscure it. This is a phenomenon that can be admired on a narrow strip of land.
On October 14, the Ring of Fire will first appear over the Pacific Ocean, 1,600 kilometers off the coast of Vancouver, before becoming detectable on the continent in Oregon.
The display could then be observed in Nevada, Utah, New Mexico and Texas, then in Mexico, Belize, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Colombia, and finally in Brazil, the Montreal Planetarium is listed on the Space for Life website.
The eclipse will last for a maximum of 5 minutes and 17 seconds in Nicaragua. At this time, the Moon will block just over 90% of the Sun, leaving only a fiery halo in the sky.
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However, Quebec residents will not be excluded. If they cannot observe the annular eclipse, they will be entitled to a partial eclipse, more or less between noon and 2:30 p.m., depending on where they live.
Residents of Outaouais and Abitibi-Témiscamingue will be the most spoiled because they will see up to 20% of the sun disappearing behind the moon. In Montreal, the sun will be obscured by 17.1% during the peak of the astronomical phenomenon at 1:17 p.m.
Space for Life has also been put online Complete list of cities in QuebecWith observation times and the percentage of sun that will be obscured.
Note that you should never look directly at the sun without proper protective eyewear, NASA said in light of Saturday’s eclipse.
The last annular eclipse occurred on June 10, 2021. However, the highlight of this display has been noticed by very few Earthlings since the Ring of Fire appeared in northern Canada and crossed the North Pole to end up in Siberia.
The next annular eclipse is scheduled to occur next year, on October 2. However, you will need a boat or live at the southern tip of South America to observe it because it will shine mainly in the Pacific Ocean.
Otherwise, Quebecers will be able to recover through the total eclipse that will occur on April 8 and will be visible in several places in Quebec, including Montreal.
