2023-08-18 16:59:17
Numerous media have published these days that there will be a Solar eclipse this Monday, August 21. Nothing could be further from the truth.
In a year there are between 4 and 7 eclipsesincluding those of sun and moon. And it is normal for them to accompany each other, that is, for one to produce a crescent after the other, so “every year there are at least two solar eclipses and two lunar eclipses,” he points out. Miguel Querejeta, astronomer of the National Astronomical Observatory.
So far this year, two have already occurred -the hybrid or mixed sun on April 20 and the penumbral moon on May 5-, and the other two occur in October: the day 14 the sun and the 28 the moon, according to Querejeta. “And there are no more eclipses this year,” he ends.
Passage of celestial objects
And eclipse is a phenomenon astronomical in which a celestial object passes between another celestial object and the light source, creating a shadow that temporarily obscures the object behind it. Depending on the exact alignment of the objects and the position of the observer, eclipses can be partial, total, or hybrid.
And partial eclipse occurs when only part of the sun or moon is darkened. In a partial solar eclipse, the moon passes in front of the sun, but does not completely cover it, leaving a portion of the sun visible at all times. This type of eclipse is only visible from a narrow strip of Earth, as only areas within this strip will experience partial occultation of the sun.
And eclipse total Sunlight occurs when the moon passes directly between Earth and the sun, completely covering the solar disk from Earth’s perspective. During this type of eclipse, the moon completely blocks sunlight, resulting in a total blackout of the day during the eclipse period.
Eclipse lunar
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If the eclipse is of the moon, it is the Earth that stands between the sun and the moon, casting its shadow on the lunar surface. If it is partial, it leaves the characteristic black shadow on the moon. If it is total, instead of completely blocking light, Earth’s atmosphere scatters sunlight and filters out the bluest and greenest colors, allowing only red and orange colors to reach the lunar surface. This results in a reddish hue to the moon during the total eclipse, which has earned it the nickname blood moon or full blood moon (because a lunar eclipse is only possible if there is a full moon). In this type of eclipse, the moon can go completely dark and then take on a reddish hue as it passes through Earth’s shadow.
Finally, a hybrid or mixed eclipse It is an eclipse that begins as partial and becomes total.
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