{"id":108751,"date":"2024-09-30T15:10:54","date_gmt":"2024-09-30T08:10:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=108751"},"modified":"2024-09-30T15:10:54","modified_gmt":"2024-09-30T08:10:54","slug":"how-fast-will-the-annular-solar-eclipse-on-oct-2-travel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=108751","title":{"rendered":"How fast will the annular solar eclipse on Oct. 2 travel?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<p>On Oct. 2, an <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/annular-solar-eclipse-oct-2-2024-guide\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/annular-solar-eclipse-oct-2-2024-guide\"><u>annular solar eclipse<\/u><\/a> will be visible from the Southern Hemisphere. During this event, the moon doesn&#8217;t completely cover the sun from our perspective on Earth, so it leaves a &#8220;ring of fire&#8221; around the moon.<\/p>\n<p>The moon&#8217;s shadow will appear to travel at vastly different speeds depending on your location. In some places, it will move faster than 6 million mph (10 million km\/h); in others, it will travel as slow as 1,278 mph (2,057 km\/h), or about the speed of a fighter jet.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"hawk-nest\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\"\/>\n<p>During the annular <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/15584-solar-eclipses.html\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/15584-solar-eclipses.html\"><u>solar eclipse<\/u><\/a>, the moon&#8217;s shadow will be projected onto <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/54-earth-history-composition-and-atmosphere.html\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/54-earth-history-composition-and-atmosphere.html\"><u>Earth<\/u><\/a> from northwest to southeast, but because the planet is round, the shadow will travel across a curved surface. Consequently, the distance between a place experiencing the eclipse and the <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/55-earths-moon-formation-composition-and-orbit.html\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/55-earths-moon-formation-composition-and-orbit.html\"><u>moon<\/u><\/a> will change constantly. So will the orbital speed of the moon. Put together, those factors mean the speed of the shadow will vary drastically.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a look at where the moon&#8217;s shadow will move the fastest and the slowest so you can plan for the <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/annular-solar-eclipse-oct-2-2024-guide\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/annular-solar-eclipse-oct-2-2024-guide\"><u>2024 annular solar eclipse<\/u><\/a>. Remember, during an annular solar eclipse, it is NEVER safe to look directly at <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/58-the-sun-formation-facts-and-characteristics.html\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/58-the-sun-formation-facts-and-characteristics.html\"><u>the sun<\/u><\/a> without <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/36941-solar-eclipse-eye-protection-guide.html\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/36941-solar-eclipse-eye-protection-guide.html\"><u>solar eclipse glasses<\/u><\/a> designed for solar viewing. Read our guide on <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/sun-observing-safety-guide\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/sun-observing-safety-guide\"><u>how to observe the sun safely<\/u><\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related: <\/strong><a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/where-is-annular-solar-eclipse-2024-visible-maps\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/where-is-annular-solar-eclipse-2024-visible-maps\">Where can I see the annular solar eclipse on Oct. 2, 2024?<\/a><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"where-the-annular-eclipse-will-move-the-fastest-3\">Where the annular eclipse will move the fastest<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check=\"\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\" style=\"max-width:300px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:100.00%;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A rotating globe of Earth shows the path of a shadow across the surface.\" class=\"expandable\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/iBBdnyb9Jm9RUu4ko9KHSG-320-80.gif 320w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/iBBdnyb9Jm9RUu4ko9KHSG-480-80.gif 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/iBBdnyb9Jm9RUu4ko9KHSG-650-80.gif 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/iBBdnyb9Jm9RUu4ko9KHSG-970-80.gif 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/iBBdnyb9Jm9RUu4ko9KHSG-1024-80.gif 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/iBBdnyb9Jm9RUu4ko9KHSG-1200-80.gif 1200w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/iBBdnyb9Jm9RUu4ko9KHSG.gif\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/iBBdnyb9Jm9RUu4ko9KHSG.gif\"\/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"caption-text\">This animated GIF shows the annular eclipse path arcing across the globe. \u00a0 <\/span><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Solar Eclipse Global Animation by Fred Espenak, eclipsewise.com, and Michael Zeiler, greatamericaneclipse.com)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The event will begin as an eclipsed sunrise, peak at midday and end with an eclipsed sunset. The curvature of Earth makes a huge difference in the apparent speed of the moon&#8217;s shadow across its surface, with the extremes of the path seeing by far the fastest speeds. After all, that&#8217;s where the shadow strikes Earth at the most extreme tangent.<\/p>\n<p>As it first strikes the middle of the Pacific Ocean, south of Hawaii, the moon&#8217;s &#8220;antumbral&#8221; shadow \u2014 within which the &#8220;ring of fire&#8221; will be visible \u2014 will move at an astonishing 5.31 million mph (8.55 million km\/h), according to Xavier Jubier&#8217;s <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"http:\/\/xjubier.free.fr\/en\/site_pages\/solar_eclipses\/ASE_2024_GoogleMapFull.html\" target=\"_blank\" data-url=\"http:\/\/xjubier.free.fr\/en\/site_pages\/solar_eclipses\/ASE_2024_GoogleMapFull.html\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>interactive eclipse map<\/u><\/a>. As it departs the planet 229 minutes later, close to the island of South Georgia in the southern Atlantic Ocean, it will do so at 6.25 million mph (10 million km\/h).\u00a0<\/p>\n<div id=\"slice-container-newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-eUSHiiEbdqWDsE68jqBSCK\" class=\"slice-container newsletter-inbodyContent-slice newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-eUSHiiEbdqWDsE68jqBSCK slice-container-newsletterForm\">\n<div data-hydrate=\"true\" class=\"newsletter-form__wrapper newsletter-form__wrapper--inbodyContent\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form__container\">\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__top-bar\"\/>\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__main-section\">\n<p class=\"newsletter-form__strapline\">Breaking space news, the latest updates on rocket launches, skywatching events and more!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>At these precise moments, the moon&#8217;s shadow will be touching and leaving Earth, so the speed of the shadow will be essentially infinite. That renders these alarming figures largely meaningless. Therefore, it&#8217;s more useful to consider the shadow&#8217;s speed at the points where the ring of fire appears dead on the horizon. At those points, the moon&#8217;s shadow will travel at 5,131 mph (8,258 km\/h) and 8,893 mph (14,312 km\/h), respectively.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"where-the-annular-eclipse-will-move-the-slowest-3\">Where the annular eclipse will move the slowest<\/h2>\n<p>The ring of fire will last the longest when the moon&#8217;s shadow moves the slowest. In this case, the ring of fire will appear for 7 minutes, 25 seconds, as seen only from a point in the Pacific Ocean northwest of Easter Island\/Rapa Nui, where the moon&#8217;s shadow will move at a paltry 1,278 mph (2,057 km\/h).\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Why so slow? At this point, it will be local midday, with the sun as close to overhead as it gets (about 68 degrees above north), and the <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/18145-how-far-is-the-moon.html\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/18145-how-far-is-the-moon.html\"><u>distance between Earth and the moon<\/u><\/a> will be at its minimum. Therefore, the moon&#8217;s shadow will be as close to perpendicular to the surface as it gets, so it will appear to move at its slowest. This is where the shadow will take the longest to move across Earth&#8217;s surface, so from within it, the ring of fire will be visible for the longest time.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/how-fast-will-the-annular-solar-eclipse-october-2-travel\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Oct. 2, an annular solar eclipse will be visible from the Southern Hemisphere. 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