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Solar Eclipses

What phase must the Moon be in for a solar eclipse? Explain why.

Using the illustration Solar Eclipse Geometry below, sketch the positions of the Earth, Sun and Moon during a solar eclipse.
Solar Eclipse Geometry

Basic Geometry of the Sun, Moon and Earth During an Eclipse of the Sun

More on solar eclipses.
Why are partial solar eclipses dangerous to look at?

What is the path of totality?

What conditions must occur for a total solar eclips to be visible?

Using the illustration of a Total Solar Eclipse below, sketch the positions of the Sun, Earth and Moon.
Total Solar Eclipse & Path of Totality
Total Solar Eclipse and the Path of Totality

More information on solar eclipses.
Describe the solar corona. When is it visible?

Using the illustration of an Annular Solar Eclipse below, how is an annular eclipse? What type is it, and from where will it be visible?
Annular Solar Eclipse & Path of Annularity
Annular Solar Eclipse and the Path of Annularity

How is an annular eclipse different from a total eclipse?

Using the Solar Eclipses 2001-2008 chart below, when is the necxt solar eclipse? What type is it and from where will it be visible?

Solar Eclipses: 2001 - 2008
Date	Eclipse Type	Eclipse Magnitude	Central Duration	Geographic Region of Eclipse Visibility
2001 Jun 21	Total	1.050	04m57s	e S. America, Africa [Total: s Atlantic, s Africa, Madagascar]
2001 Dec 14	Annular	0.968	03m53s	N. & C. America, nw S. America [Annular: c Pacific, Costa Rica]
2002 Jun 10	Annular	0.996	00m23s	e Asia, Australia, w N. America [Annular: n Pacific, w Mexico]
2002 Dec 04	Total	1.024	02m04s	s Africa, Antarctica, Indonesia, Australia [Total: s Africa, s Indian, s Australia]
2003 May 31	Annular	0.938	03m37s	Europe, Asia, nw N. America [Annular: Iceland, Greenland]
2003 Nov 23	Total	1.038	01m57s	Australia, N. Z., Antarctica, s S. America [Total: Antarctica]
2004 Apr 19	Partial	0.736	-	Antarctica, s Africa
2004 Oct 14	Partial	0.927	-	ne Asia, Hawaii, Alaska
2005 Apr 08	Hybrid	1.007	00m42s	N. Zealand, N. & S. America [Hybrid: s Pacific, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela]
2005 Oct 03	Annular	0.958	04m32s	Europe, Africa, s Asia [Annular: Portugal, Spain, Libia, Sudan, Kenya]
2006 Mar 29	Total	1.052	04m07s	Africa, Europe, w Asia [Total: c Africa, Turkey, Russia]
2006 Sep 22	Annular	0.935	07m09s	S. America, w Africa, Antarctica [Annular: Guyana, Suriname, F. Guiana, s Atlantic]
2007 Mar 19	Partial	0.874	-	Asia, Alaska
2007 Sep 11	Partial	0.749	-	S. America, Antarctica
2008 Feb 07	Annular	0.965	02m12s	Antarctica, e Australia, N. Zealand [Annular: Antarctica]
2008 Aug 01	Total	1.039	02m27s	ne N. America, Europe, Asia [Total: n Canada, Greenland, Siberia, Mongolia, China]

Geographic abreviations: n = north, s = south, e = east, w = west, c = central

When is the next solar eclipse that will be visible from Peabody, Mass.?