Angela Speck, chair of the Department of Physics and Astronomy at UTSA and the Co-Chair of the National Solar Eclipse Task Force explains everything we need to know ahead of the Oct. 14 annular eclipse.
It’s an exciting time for San Antonio and surrounding areas, with two big celestial events passing through South Central Texas in less than a year. Anoccurs on October 14th, while a total solar eclipse will move across the area on April 8th, 2024. First things first, we spoke to an expert who shared what you need to know for the annular eclipse on the 14.annularity starting at 11:52 a.m., peaking at 11:54 a.m., and ending at 11:56 a.m.
That is the difference between an annular solar eclipse and a total solar eclipse. In a total eclipse, like what we’ll see in April, the moon will completely block out the sun. ”Look under a tree. Because what happens is that all the little gaps between leaves make little apertures and so you get images of the sun on the ground,” explained Speck. “That happens every day. But, on a normal day, the sun is just a circle. On eclipse day, it’s a crescent. So, you see all these little crescent suns on the ground under the trees.”
”[During] an annular eclipse, you’ll still feel that change in temperature, it’s enough, it’s more than a cloud going in front of the sun, but it’s not like the total,” said Speck.”Am I nervous about clouds?” asked Speck. “I’m always nervous about clouds!”
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