June 9 - Thursday's Solar Eclipse

June 9 Thursday's Solar Eclipse by:

This is what an annular or "ring of fire" solar eclipse looks like. At the midpoint, the outer rim of the sun appears in a bright ring around the moon. This image is the October 3, 2005, annular solar eclipse via Flickr user Abel Pardo Lopez in Madrid, Spain. Thank you, Abel!

'Ring of fire' solar eclipse on June 10 The new moon will sweep in front of the sun to create this year's first solar eclipse on Thursday, June 10. On that day, the moon in its elliptical orbit of Earth will lie too far from us to cover over the sun completely. So a bright annulus - or ring - will surround the new moon silhouette at mid-eclipse. It's the outer rim of the sun, not quite hidden from view. People have taken to calling these "ring of fire" eclipses. Essentially, they are partial eclipses, albeit very dramatic ones. As with any partial eclipse, you need eye protection to watch an annular eclipse. Watching with the unaided eye will cause eye damage. From much of North America, people will see the sun in eclipse at sunrise on June 10. Northerly and easterly locations in the U.S. have the best view. Read more. Top 7 tips for observing the sun safely As you learned long ago, you should never look at the sun directly. Gazing sunward without eye protection can permanently damage your eyes, even causing blindness. But Solar Cycle 25 is ramping up, and there are going to be an increasing number of spots on the sun in the coming years. Plus we've got a solar eclipse coming up tomorrow. Click here for tips on observing the sun safely. NASA and UFOs: Space agency to take closer look No one knows the identity of the famous high-speed objects observed by Navy pilots. These objects, called UAPs (Unidentified Aerial Phenomena) by the Navy, are the subject of a pending report by the U.S. Pentagon, to be submitted to Congress by June 25. Now new NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, a former Florida senator and spaceflight veteran, said he intends for NASA to join the search for answers. Read more.

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In June ... The Crow, Cup and Water Snake Use the bright star Spica to help you find the constellations of the Crow, Cup, and Water Snake. And learn how, in mythology, these creatures came to be flung to the heavens. Read more.

Sunspots, December 2020 to May 2021 View at EarthSky Community Photos. | Soumyadeep Mukherjee of Kolkata, West Bengal, India created this image. It shows activity on the sun increasing, as Solar Cycle 25 progresses. Soumyadeep wrote: "I imaged the sun for 150 days in a row, from December 25, 2020, to May 23, 2021 … The growing number of sunspots in the images from left to right clearly shows the growing activity in the solar disk. This is an indication that Solar Cycle 25 is gaining momentum." And so it is. Thank you, Soumyadeep! Here are the top 7 tips for observing the sun safely. Submit your photo to EarthSky here! Subscribe & Support Did a friend forward EarthSkyNews to you? Click here to get your own subscription. Want to help support EarthSky? Forward this email to a friend. Share our content via your social media. Consider a donation. Go shopping at the EarthSky Store. Thank you for your support!

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