If I remember correctly, we observed that one in the afternoon through the leaves of our now-dead-and-gone umbrella catalpa in the backyard and with a pinhole viewer.<\/p>\n
The Sky This Week, 2012 May 15 – 22 \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Naval Oceanography Portal<\/a> <\/p>\n New Moon occurs on the 20th at 7:47<\/font> pm Eastern Daylight Time. At this time the Moon crosses the ecliptic directly in front of the Sun, producing an annular solar eclipse that will span the Pacific Ocean and make landfall on the U.S. West Coast. Residents of northern California, southern Oregon, central Nevada, southern Utah, northern Arizona, central New Mexico and northern Texas will see the central portion of the eclipse. This will appear as a bright ring of light surrounding the dark disc of the Moon, which will cover just under 95% of the solar disc.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n The Sky This Week, 2012 May 15 – 22 \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Naval Oceanography Portal<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" If I remember correctly, we observed that one in the afternoon through the leaves of our now-dead-and-gone umbrella catalpa in the backyard and with a pinhole viewer. The Sky This Week, 2012 May 15 – 22 \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Naval Oceanography Portal New Moon occurs on the 20th at 7:47 pm Eastern Daylight Time. At this time … Continue reading "This is the first central solar eclipse to cross the mainland U.S. since the annular eclipse of 1994 May 10."<\/span>