Everything About Solar Eclipse On 21 August, 2017
By: Priyanka Maheshwari Thu, 17 Aug 2017 5:23:21
August 21, 2017, solar eclipse will take place on Monday. This will be the second solar eclipse of the year. During this eclipse, the moon will cover the sun completely and in the dormant atmosphere of the sun, Corona can be seen.
The eclipse will be visible from Oregon to Charleston on Lincoln Beach in South Carolina. Apart from this place, some parts of this solar eclipse can also be seen in other places.
# Time Duration of Eclipse
During the solar eclipse, the moon passes through the middle of the earth and the sun, and during this time it will cover the sun completely for about three hours. From the beginning of eclipse to the end will be visible from the above mentioned place.
The longest time of this eclipse will be when the moon will completely cover the sun and this period will be 2 minutes and 40 seconds. The closest eclipse was seen in the US in 1979 for the last time.
# Timing of Solar Eclipse
The time of the solar eclipse depends on your location. Do not look directly at the sun without full protection during the solar eclipse. However, instead of looking at you, you can see Sun Eclipse in many other ways. There are some tools and indirect methods that can show you solar eclipse. In both of these ways you can see the clear picture of the solar eclipse.
# Place To See Solar Eclipse
You can see partial solar eclipse in which the moon will be covered with some part of the sun. From anywhere in North America, you can see partial solar eclipse. In the full eclipse, the moon will have covered the entire sun for only a few moments. To see this, you have to see it through the path of full eclipse. The path to the full eclipse will be 70 miles wide, like a thick ribbon which will stay east of the US west direction. First of all, the solar eclipse will appear at Oregon at Lincoln Beach at 9.05 in the morning.