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When: Thursday 20 April, 2023 Show Time: From 10:05am to 1:05pm, (peak around 11:32am) What: Solar Eclipse Where: Everywhere! Just look up How: Special solar filters are needed for safe viewing
Photo Credit: Tourism Tropical North Queensland On April 20, 2023, in an event lasting close to three hours, the sun, the moon and the earth will align to create a Total Solar Eclipse, a unique and fully immersive astronomical event, just off the Western Australian coast. The Shire of Ashburton lies just outside the path of totality for the 2023 solar eclipse, with the coastal areas around Onslow experiencing a deep partial eclipse of over 99% of the Sun covered. The eclipse will be visible from Onslow and across the Shire of Ashburton on Thursday 20 April, 2023. It is estimated that 50,000 people will visit Ashburton and the wider Pilbara and Gascoyne regions to witness the total solar eclipse, which will have a positive impact on our tourism industry. The Shire is undertaking a one-year countdown to the 2023 eclipse in 2022 with numerous forums and workshops that will inform and assist the community to understand the science of the eclipse and assess the opportunities for businesses and residents to get involved. We are also working with Shire of Exmouth and Shire of Carnarvon to explore ways in which we can support each other to maximise this event. For inquiries relating to the solar eclipse please contact Megan Walsh at [email protected] ExploreOverview Preparation Media 2023 and Beyond Eclipse America 2023-2024
Back-to-Back American Solar Eclipses!Do you remember the total solar eclipse that crossed the continental United States from coast to coast on August 21, 2017? If you lived in, or traveled into, the 70-mile-wide path of totality, where the Moon completely blocked the Sun's bright face and turned day into night for a few minutes, you undoubtedly remember it well. If you were outside that path under clear skies somewhere else in North America (or northern South America), perhaps you saw a partial solar eclipse that day. The 2017 total solar eclipse was the first to touch the "Lower 48" since 1979 and the first to span the U.S. from coast to coast since 1918. Remarkably, another total solar eclipse is coming to North America on April 8, 2024, just seven years after the last one. This time the Moon's dark central shadow, about 115 miles wide, will cross Mexico, sweep northeast from Texas to Maine, and then darken the Canadian maritimes. A partial solar eclipse will again be visible to nearly everyone in North America fortunate to have cloud-free skies. Even more remarkably, we'll have a different type of solar eclipse in North America just six months earlier. On October 14, 2023, the Moon will again pass directly between Earth and the Sun — but this time it will not quite completely cover the solar disk, instead turning it into a thin "ring of fire." This annular (Latin for ring-shaped) eclipse will be visible within a roughly 125-mile-wide path from Oregon to Texas and on into Mexico and northern South America. And again, North Americans outside the path will be treated to a partial solar eclipse if the weather cooperates.  During a partial solar eclipse (left), the Moon covers only part of the Sun's bright face. During an annular eclipse (middle), the Moon passes directly in front of the Sun but appears too small to fully cover it, leaving a "ring of fire" still shining. These first two photos were taken through a safe solar filter passing less than 1/100,000th of the light, which is why the sky appears black. During the total phase of a total solar eclipse, or totality (right), the Moon completely blocks the Sun's bright face, turning day into deep twilight and revealing the magnificent solar corona — our star's wispy outer atmosphere — in one of the most awesome sights in all of nature. This last photo was taken without a solar filter, since the totally eclipsed Sun is only about as bright as the full Moon and just as safe to look at directly. Images courtesy Rick Fienberg, Sky & Telescope, and TravelQuest International. Safety FirstThe only time it is safe to view the Sun without special-purpose eye protection is during the total phase of a total eclipse, when the Moon completely blocks the Sun's bright face, the sky darkens to deep twilight blue, and the Sun's corona — its faint, wispy outer atmosphere — emerges into view. On April 8, 2024, totality will last at most 4½ minutes and will be visible only within the narrow path swept out by the Moon's dark shadow. Even within that path, though, the Sun will be partially eclipsed for more than an hour before totality and again afterward. During these partial phases, you must not look at the Sun without proper protection! For the eclipse on October 14, 2023, at least part of the Sun's bright face will remain visible throughout the event, so it is essential at all times to view the Sun through a safe solar filter, that is, one that meets the transmission requirements of the ISO 12312-2 international standard. Such filters are widely available and cost at most a few dollars. Looking at the uneclipsed or partially (or annularly) eclipsed Sun through dark sunglasses or any other unapproved filter is a recipe for serious and potentially permanent eye injury. See our Eye Safety and Resources pages for details. The following pages contain basic information about the coming North American solar eclipses and about solar eclipses more generally, along with links to more comprehensive information on other trusted websites.
Where is the best place to see the 2023 eclipse?San Antonio and Corpus Christi, Texas
San Antonio is the biggest city in the path of the 2023 solar eclipse with the entire event visible from the city and many of its suburbs.
What will happen in October 2023?An annular solar eclipse will occur on Saturday, October 14, 2023. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby totally or partly obscuring the image of the Sun for a viewer on Earth.
What eclipse will happen in 2023?October 14, 2023, Solar Eclipse
On Oct. 14, 2023, an annular solar eclipse will cross North, Central, and South America. This eclipse will be visible for millions of people in the Western Hemisphere.
How many solar eclipses are there in 2023?Year 2023 has 4 eclipses, 2 solar eclipses and 2 lunar eclipses.
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