Solar eclipse 3d animation

The animation at the top simulates what the eclipse looks/looked like near the maximum point from start to finish. • Click on the play button to start the animation and drag the red bar to fast forward or rewind • To Show/Hide Overlay click on the symbol showing two circles on the right of the progress bar. The overlay includes some information text as well as the perimeter of the Sun and the Moon.> • To watch the animation in full-screen, click the rectangle in the bottom-right corner of the animation. • If the eclipse is in progress, the text LIVE appears at the bottom of the animation, and it shows the current stage of the eclipse in real-time. What is the link "Is this Eclipse visible in...?"? If this link is on the page, it means we will stream this eclipse on our Where to See the Eclipse? We offer several interactive eclipse maps and eclipse path animations to show where the solar eclipse is visible and when it will start and end in each location. What is the “Detailed eclipse path map?” The 3D Eclipse Animation is a minute-by-minute animation of the eclipse path on a 3D globe. Just click on the play button to start the animation and use the full-screen icon in the bottom right corner to watch it in HD full-screen mode. When the Eclipse Happens — Timeline What does the timetable show? The Solar Eclipse Preview lists all solar eclipses, even the ones not visible from your location. This means that the eclipse may not be visible in your location. To check, please click...

A total solar eclipse — in which the Moon completely covers the disk of the Sun — is a remarkable sight to witness. The geometry of the Sun, Moon, and Earth allows for either a solar or a lunar eclipse at least twice a year; however a total solar eclipse occurs only about once every year and a half. Total solar eclipses last only a short while and are visible only along the narrow path of totality, making these events unusual to observe. As the Moon crosses in front of the Sun, a series of stages occur in the solar eclipse, as seen in this animated simulation. At first contact, the Moon just begins to cover the disk of the Sun. As the Sun becomes partially eclipsed by the Moon, it appears as if a bite has been taken out of it. The Moon continues to cross in front of the Sun, progressively covering more of it until the Moon completely obscures the Sun. This second stage, called second contact, is the period of totality. During totality, the Moon completely blocks the Sun, dusk falls, and the outer atmosphere of the Sun becomes visible as a wispy ring around the Moon. Totality lasts just a few minutes. As the eclipse continues, the Moon slowly reveals more of the Sun's disk. During a solar eclipse, Earth passes through a portion of the Moon's shadow that consists of two parts: the umbra and the penumbra. The umbra is the dark center of the shadow where sunlight is completely blocked, and the penumbra is the outer part of the shadow where sunlight is only partially blocked. P...

0% >0% 40% The dark areas symbolize night and twilight. Note: The animation follows the eclipse shadow from west to east, its point of view moving around the planet at a greater speed than Earth's rotation. If you don't take into account this rapid change of perspective, it may look like Earth is spinning in the wrong direction. When the Eclipse Happened Worldwide — Timeline The eclipse started at one location and ended at another. The times below are actual times (in UTC) when the eclipse occurred. Event UTC Time Time in Frankfurt* First location to see the partial eclipse begin 30 Apr, 18:45:23 30 Apr, 20:45:23 Maximum Eclipse 30 Apr, 20:41:42 30 Apr, 22:41:42 Last location to see the partial eclipse end 30 Apr, 22:38:03 1 May, 00:38:03 * These local times do not refer to a specific location but indicate the beginning, peak, and end of the eclipse on a global scale, each line referring to a different location. Please note that the local times for Frankfurt are meant as a guideline in case you want to view the eclipse via a live webcam. They do not mean that the eclipse is necessarily visible there. Countries Where the Eclipse Is Visible Partial Solar Eclipse 17:44 18:16 All times shown in this table are local time. (Note: more than one time zone is listed.) How Many People Can See This Eclipse? Number of People Seeing... Number of People* Fraction of World Population Any part of the eclipse 91,900,000 1.16% At least 10% partial 59,800,000 0.76% At least 20% partial 30,30...

This is a simulation to help with understanding how a solar eclipse occurs. The whole simulation is from the earth's perspective. From our perspective here on earth, the moon and the sun both seem to orbit earth, primarily due to the rotation of the earth. But even when you subtract out the motion due to earth's rotation, both the sun and the moon seem to circle the earth over time. The sun takes a year to make its complete "apparent" orbit around earth. The moon takes about 27.3 days to make its orbit around earth. If the plane of the moon's orbit were the same as the plane of the sun's apparent motion around the earth, we would expect a solar eclipse about once a month. However, due to the tilt of the moon's plane, solar eclipses can only happen at certain points in the orbit. This simulation is not specific to our earth-moon-sun system. You can use the sliders to adjust the ratio of the moon's period of orbit to the sun's period of apparent orbit, the animation speed, and the tilt of the moon's plane relative to the sun-earth plane. You can use the button to start and stop the animation, or to step slowly forward or backward in time (while the simulation is paused). The button's at the bottom allow you to view the system from various perspectives. The "Sun View" gives a magnified 3D view looking from the sun toward the earth.