Today will be the annular solar eclipse visible in North, Central and South America

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2023-10-14 17:52:17

The full and fleeting moment of the eclipse can be seen in Santa Ana at 11:39 am; in San Salvador, at 11:41 am; and in San Miguel, at 11:43 am the darkness or absence of light will not be complete as when the total eclipse occurred on July 11, 1991.

Photo: NASA.

San Salvador. It is Saturday, October 14, the population of several countries in America will be able to observe (with appropriate instruments) the annular solar eclipse that will be visible in parts of the United States, Mexico and many countries in South and Central America.

NASA reported that in the United States, the eclipse Annular solar will begin in Oregon at 9:13 a.m. Pacific Time and end in Texas at 12:03 p.m. Central Time.

He added that, later, the trajectory of the annular solar eclipse will visit Mexico and Central America, passing over Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama; The annular eclipse will travel through South America in Colombia. It will pass over northern Brazil before ending at sunset in the Atlantic Ocean.

In El Salvador, the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources reported that the phenomenon will be 83% visible; The eclipse will last three hours, but its maximum effect will only be for an instant.

This moment can be seen in Santa Ana at 11:39 am; in San Salvador, at 11:41 am; and in San Miguel, at 11:43 am the darkness or absence of light will not be complete as when the total eclipse occurred on July 11, 1991.

The ministry warned that the Sun cannot be seen directly during the eclipse, because solar radiation can damage the eyes; It can only be seen with certified glasses or indirectly, by projecting an image of the sun with a mirror onto a wall.

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