{"id":331293,"date":"2025-03-31T10:59:21","date_gmt":"2025-03-31T05:29:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=331293"},"modified":"2025-04-01T19:05:06","modified_gmt":"2025-04-01T13:35:06","slug":"solar-eclipse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/solar-eclipse\/","title":{"rendered":"Solar Eclipse"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>News- <\/strong>As per NASA, the partial solar eclipse that was set to happen on March 29 this year was visible in Europe, Northwestern Africa, Greenland, and Iceland.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_331295\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-331295\" style=\"width: 586px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-331295\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Solar-Eclipse.png?resize=586%2C329&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Solar Eclipse\" width=\"586\" height=\"329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Solar-Eclipse.png?w=730&amp;ssl=1 730w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Solar-Eclipse.png?resize=300%2C168&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 586px) 100vw, 586px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-331295\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source- Oregon State University<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>About Solar Eclipse<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>A solar eclipse <em>occurs when the Moon comes between the Sun and Earth.<\/em> It blocks sunlight either fully or partially and casts a shadow on some parts of the Earth.<\/li>\n<li>A solar eclipse occurs exclusively during a new moon, when the Moon and Sun align on the same side of Earth.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Types of Solar Eclipses:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Total Solar Eclipse<\/strong>: The Moon completely blocks the Sun, revealing the solar corona (outer atmosphere).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Partial Solar Eclipse<\/strong>: The Moon covers only a portion of the Sun, giving it a crescent shape.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Annular Solar Eclipse<\/strong>: It occurs when the Moon passes in front of the Sun but is at or near the farthest point from Earth, an annular solar eclipse occurs<\/li>\n<li><strong>Hybrid Solar Eclipse<\/strong>: A rare type (occurs once in a decade) where an eclipse transitions between annular and total, with the shadow of the moon moving across the globe.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Frequency of Solar Eclipses:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Solar eclipses happen 2 to 5 times a year.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>A <em>total solar eclipse occurs approximately once every 18 months<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li>Eclipses usually occur in pairs (Solar and Lunar) due to the Moon\u2019s orbit.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News- As per NASA, the partial solar eclipse that was set to happen on March 29 this year was visible in Europe, Northwestern Africa, Greenland, and Iceland. 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