Total Solar Eclipse on July 11 watch from Easter Island: Solar Eclipse 2010 in America time
On Sunday July 11, the moon's shadow will sweep across Earth during one of the most remote total solar eclipses of the century. The last time a total solar eclipse was visible from Easter Island was more than 13 centuries ago, on Sep. 24, 656 AD.
ON SUNDAY July 11, the moon's shadow will sweep across Earth during one of the most remote total solar eclipses of the century. The path of the total eclipse will cover about one thousand miles (1,620 kilometers) in length, and have a width of approximately 36.6 miles (59 kilometers).
The eclipse will begin at 2:15 p.m. ET north of New Zealand near the Cook Islands, continue past Easter Island and ending in Chile at the southernmost tip of South America at 4:52 p.m. ET. The eclipse will last the longest for 5 minutes 20 seconds over open Pacific waters at 3:33 p.m. ET on Sunday July 11.
On Sunday, the path of the Moon's shadow crosses the South Pacific Ocean where it makes no landfall except for Cook Islands and Easter Island. The path of totality ends just after reaching southern Chile and Argentina. The last time a total solar eclipse was visible from Easter Island was more than 13 centuries ago, on Sep. 24, 656 AD, and the next time islanders get to see one will be 314 years from now, on Feb. 25, 2324.
Scientists, professionals and amateur astronomers from worldwide are already started to reach Easter Island to see the totally eclipsed sun. Scientists have recommended that people avoid looking directly with the naked eye. They should wear special viewing glasses during a total solar eclipse.
Approximately 4,000 tourists have gathered on Easter Island to view the eclipse. Remote and mysterious Easter Island population is about 2,000.
NASA has designed a dedicated website to cover all the solar and lunar eclipse which occur during the year. The next visible solar eclipse will be visible from Australia, starting in the Kakadu National Park and traveling east over Cairns and into the Coral Sea on November 14, 2012.
Scientists, professionals and amateur astronomers from worldwide are already started to reach Easter Island to see the totally eclipsed sun. Scientists have recommended that people avoid looking directly with the naked eye. They should wear special viewing glasses during a total solar eclipse.
Approximately 4,000 tourists have gathered on Easter Island to view the eclipse. Remote and mysterious Easter Island population is about 2,000.
NASA has designed a dedicated website to cover all the solar and lunar eclipse which occur during the year. The next visible solar eclipse will be visible from Australia, starting in the Kakadu National Park and traveling east over Cairns and into the Coral Sea on November 14, 2012.
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