Published on November 2nd 2013 by Nathan
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Tomorrow morning on November 3 2013 those on the East Coast of the United States will get to witness a strange and relatively rare sight the simultaneous occurrence of a sunrise and a solar eclipse. In order the witness the strange sight you ll need to have a completely clear view of the eastern horizon though so plan ahead and find a hill or tall building to watch from if you can.
While those in the US will certainly get a interesting show it s those in Africa that are really in for a treat a total solar eclipse will be visible to those in the West/Central/East African nations of Gabon the Democratic Republic of Congo Kenya Uganda and Ethiopia sometime around midday.
As we reported previously If you re watching from the Americas the eclipse will already be in progress as the sun rises those in Africa southern Europe and the Middle East will experience the eclipse right around mid day/early afternoon. When seen from Miami maximum eclipse will see about 44% of the Sun s disc covered by the Moon in Boston maximum eclipse will see around 64% of the Sun s disc covered. In Africa the path of totality will move through Central Africa from west to east right around mid day bringing about a minute of temporary darkness.
The place of maximum eclipse will be a bit south of the Ivory Coast and Ghana in the Atlantic Ocean and at that place it will last for a full one minute and 39 seconds.
A bit of background on what exactly a hybrid solar eclipse is a hybrid eclipse also known as a annular/total eclipse is a relatively rare type of solar eclipse that shifts over its progression between a total and annular eclipse. At some points appearing as a total eclipse and at others as an annular eclipse. So while it s a somewhat rare event it isn t radically different than other solar eclipses.
Make sure to check out the other great astronomical events of the year see Astronomy 2013 Comet ISON Solar Eclipse Supermoon Lunar Eclipse Geminids Leonids Super Venus Etc.
Image Credits NASA Eclipse via Flickr CC
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About the AuthorNathan For the fate of the sons of men and the fate of beasts is the same as one dies so dies the other. They all have the same breath and man has no advantage over the beasts for all is vanity. Ecclesiastes 3 19
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I thought it was at 4 00
Ok I go it about 6 45 EST. In the Washington DC area the eclipse will be in progress as the sun starts to rise. Good viewing to all
What time to start watching in Washington DC area
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