If you live anywhere but the Pacific Ocean region and Indonesia, chances are you missed the total solar eclipse that occurred yesterday. NASA, though, made sure everyone could witness the beautiful spectacle of the Universe through a live webcast in collaboration with the Exploratorium science museum in San Francisco and the National Science Foundation, from Woleai atoll in the Pacific Ocean.
Wow, a total solar #eclipse2016! See the moon pass directly in front of the sun. It happened at 8:38 to 8:42 pm ET. https://t.co/qK6O4xppbn
— NASA (@NASA) March 9, 2016
While the total eclipse phase, when the moon covers completely the sun leaving just a blazing ring to be seen, lasted a few minutes, people in Australia, Alaska and parts of Southeast Asia were able to enjoy a partial view of the phenomenon. Because the moon lies 400 times closer to Earth than the sun, the satellite can cover the star, even if it’s 400 times smaller than it 😉
If you’re aching to see the moment with your own eyes, not through a screen, let me tell you that the next solar echipse will be seen in parts of Africa on the first day of September. Americans will have to wait until next summer, August 2017, when it will be observable from Oregon to South Carolina.
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