Sun  Planets and Moons  ID: 20183

Eclipse Path Animation

Animations by Walt Feimer Released on July 9, 2010
On Sunday, 2010 July 11, a total eclipse of the Sun is visible from within a narrow corridor that traverses Earth's southern hemisphere. The path of the Moon's umbral shadow crosses the South Pacific Ocean where it makes no landfall except for Mangaia (Cook Islands) and Easter Island (Isla de Pascua). The path of totality ends just after reaching southern Chile and Argentina. The Moon's penumbral shadow produces a partial eclipse visible from a much larger region covering the South Pacific and southern South America.
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July 11, 2010 eclipse animation

Animation Credits

Walt Feimer (HTSI): Lead Animator
Fred Espenak (NASA/GSFC): Scientist
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NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center/ Conceptual Image Lab

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Keywords:
SVS >> HDTV
SVS >> Eclipse
NASA Science >> Sun
NASA Science >> Planets and Moons