SOLAR ECLIPSE

A solar eclipse occurs when the position of the Moon lies between the Earth and the Sun, so
close some or all of the Suns light. Although the Moon is smaller, shadow Moon was able to
protect the light from the Sun completely because the Moon is an average distance of 384,400
kilometers from Earth closer than the Sun has an average distance of 149,680,000 kilometers.
Solar eclipses can be divided into four types, namely:
The total eclipse, occurs when when the peak of the Eclipse, the solar disc was closed entirely by
the disc of the moon. At that time, the moon disc as great as or greater than the solar disc. The
size of the solar disc and the disc of the moon itself varies depending on each Earth-Sun-Moon
and Earth.
A partial eclipse, occurs when the dish of the month (when the peak of the Eclipse) just shut
down a part of the solar disc. On this Eclipse, there is always a part of the solar disc that is not
covered by the disc of the moon.
Ring, Eclipse occurs when the moon disc (when the peak of the Eclipse) just shut down a part of
the solar disc. This type of Eclipse happens when the moon disc size is smaller than the solar
disc. So when the disc of the Moon is in front of the solar disc, not the entire disk of the Sun will
be covered by the disc of the moon. Part of the solar disc that is not covered by the disc of the
Moon, located around the disc of the Moon and look like a ring of fire.
A hybrid Eclipse, total Eclipse and shifted between the rings. At a certain point on the Earths
surface, this appears as Eclipse Eclipse of the total, while on other points appears as Eclipse ring.
Hybrid eclipses are relatively rare.
Observing solar eclipses
Solar Eclipse 1999 in France
Looking directly into the Sun-fotosfer (part of the ring of light from the Sun) can be dangerous,
because it resulted in permanent damage to the retina of the eye due to an invisible high radiation
emitted from fotosfer. Damage can result in blindness. Observing a solar eclipse requires special
eye protection or by using the method of seeing indirectly. The use of glasses to watch the
Eclipse is not secure because it does not filter out infrared radiation that can damage the retina of
the eye. Because of the immediacy of the circulation of the Earth circling the Sun, a solar eclipse
may not last more than 7 minutes and 58 seconds, so the observation should be done as soon as
possible.