... The eclipse is named for the object that is being eclipsed, or obscured. ... An annular eclipse is a special partial solar eclipse. ... Lunar eclipses are more common than solar eclipses. ...
... With totality lasting in excess of 4min in some places, this eclipse was the longest in duration since the 1991 one in Mexico, and until the 2001 total solar eclipse going over the south atlantic and southern Africa. ...
... Only observers near the center of the dark circle see a total solar eclipse - others see a partial eclipse where only part of the Sun appears blocked by the Moon . ...
... Eclipses . Updated: 12/30/00 02:09:37 PM . ... available by clicking on images. www.my-spot.com > Astronomy by Frank > Eclipses ... Partial Solar Eclipse, December 25, 2000 . ...
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