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 Annular Eclipse of June 10, 2021, Observed from Quebec

   July 02, 2021

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   Photographer:  Philippe Moussette

   Summary Author:  Philippe Moussette &  Cadan Cummings

   The phenomenon seen here is an  annular solar eclipse, as observed
   from  Quebec City, Quebec on June 10, 2021.  Solar eclipses occur
   when the Moon passes in front of the Sun and casts a shadow onto the
   Earth. Depending on the alignment of the planetary bodies and the
   distance from the Earth to the Moon, this event can be one of three
   types-  total, partial, or annular. In the case of the eclipse on
   June 10, 2021, the  new Moon was too far away from the Earth to
   completely cover the Sun, therefore resulting in an annular eclipse.
   The Moon’s orientation and distance in relation to the Earth is
   continually changing due to its  elliptical orbit. This orbit
   eccentricity and wobble is the reason solar eclipses  do not occur
   every month.

   The top image shows a timelapse mosaic of the Moon passing in front of
   the solar disk. The partial shadow cast by the Moon’s disk is called
   the  antumbra during an annular eclipse. Depending on your
   location’s latitude and longitude, the Moon’s coverage of the Sun
   varies with the point of maximum cover called the  path of
   annularity. In the second picture, the annular eclipse is beginning
   shortly after sunrise over the  St. Lawrence River.
     * Quebec City, Quebec Coordinates: 46.837661, -71.198527

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Sun Links

     *  NASA Solar Dynamics Observatory
     *  NASA Solar Eclipse Page
     *  NOAA Solar Calculator
     *  The Sun-Earth Connection: Heliophysics
     *  The Sunspot Cycle
     *  Solar System Exploration: The Sun
     *  The Sun Now
     *  This Week’s Sky

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