Annular Sunset
by Jon Burch Photography
Title
Annular Sunset
Artist
Jon Burch Photography
Medium
Photograph - Digital Capture/faa Watermark Will Not Be On Your Finished Photograph.
Description
An annular eclipse occurs only if the New Moon is at Apogee, its most distant position in its orbit from the Earth. When this happens, the Moon's shadow is not long enough to reach Earth and if you are directly in the Moon’s umbra, the darkest part of its shadow, you will see an 'annulus' or ring around the Moon where the Sun's limb is visible.
At that distance, the diameter of the Moon is smaller than the diameter of the Sun and an 'annulus' or ring around the Moon can be seen highlighting the limb of the Sun.
This photograph of this annular eclipse was made right at sunset in Albuquerque, New Mexico on May 20, 2012.
Image copyright 2018 Jon Burch Photography
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February 10th, 2018
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