Solar eclipse | ||||
Solar eclipse | Automatic translation | Updated June 01, 2013 |
Solar eclipses occur when the Sun, Moon and Earth are perfectly aligned. |
Grains Baily | ||||
Baily grains are not visible on an eclipse of the moon, but during a solar eclipse by the Moon. During an annular eclipse of the sun can observe this phenomenon called the Baily beads. | The diamond ring or diamond Airy, is the last portion of the sun silhouetted behind the black disk of the moon. At this moment, this image looks like a ring with a diamond its brilliance of a thousand lights. It takes place just before or just after the eclipse. Image: Total Eclipse of the Moon, we can see the beads Baily, flash red, diamond ring or diamond Airy, the Sun's chromosphere embellished coronal jets. | |||
The annular eclipse or ring of fire | ||||
The ring of fire is the name given to an annular eclipse of the Sun by the Moon. | Image: here, a spectacular annular eclipse taken in January 1992. |