San Francisco Bay Area got a spectacular Solar Eclipse show today. This type of eclipse is called annular, which means, the Sun and Moon are exactly in line, but the apparent size of the Moon is smaller than that of the Sun, so the Sun appears as a very bright ring, or annulus, surrounding the outline of the Moon, according to Wikipedia. We’ve got some amazing photos!
Solar Eclipse May 20, 2012
This is a fairly rare celestial event. Last time seen in USA in 1994.
The eclipse started at about 5:15 pm (PST) and was still going on at the time this article was published. (more than 2 hours).
The next Solar Eclipse is expected on November 13, 2012. It will Total Solar Eclipse and will be best seen in South America and Australia.
Solar Eclipse May 20, 2012
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