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Solar Eclipse
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May 2012 Solar Eclipse — Personal Viewing
Personal Instagram photo of watching the May 2012 annular solar eclipse using shade 14 welding glass. Shade 14 is the appropriate filter density for direct solar viewing during partial and annular phases.
Shadow and Substance: Eclipse Visualization Tool
Shadow and Substance was a web tool that showed an animated view of solar eclipses in your area, including the May 2012 annular eclipse. A clean educational visualization for understanding eclipse geometry — where the umbra and penumbra fall across the Earth's surface.
Annular Solar Eclipse, May 20, 2012
NASA's article on the May 20, 2012 annular solar eclipse, visible across the western United States with up to 94% coverage. An annular eclipse occurs when the Moon is near apogee and too small to fully cover the Sun — leaving a 'ring of fire' rather than total darkness.