Eclipses 2007 of the sun and the moon
The "Eclipses 2007" chart follows below. Eclipses are an astronomical event that occurs when the shadow of one object in space falls on another object or when one object moves in front of another to block its light.
In a solar eclipse, the moon passes between the Sun and the Earth. In a lunar eclipse, the Moon moves into the Earth’s shadow.
There will be four eclipses in 2007. The NASA Eclipse Home Page at http://sunearth.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse/eclipse.htmlhas good solid scientific information and lists for Eclipses 2007. To find out the exact time of the eclipses where you live, check your local newspapers, weather service.
| Dates | Eclipse | Visible In... | | March 3-4 | Total Eclipse of the Moon | Artic, Europe including British Isles, Africa, SouthAmerican and eastern parts of Central and North America and Asia excepteastern part. | | March 19 | Partial Eclipse of the Sun | Most of Alaska, eastern and central Asia except thecentral parts of Japan and the western part of Russia | | August 28 | Total Eclipse of the Moon | Pacific Ocean, eastern parts of Asia, Australia,Antarctica, and theAmericas except the eastern part of South America and the northeasternparts of North America. | | September 11 | Partial Eclipse of the Sun | Antarctica, and the southwestern Atlantic Ocean andSouth America except the northern part. Not visible from North America. |
The information on "Eclipses 2007" was gathered from New York Times Almanac 2007, Old Farmers Almanac 2007, World Almanac 2007 and Time Almanac 2007. Information was also gathered from the The NASA Eclipse Home Page at http://sunearth.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse/eclipse.html(11/30/06).
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