Moon Shadow, Moon Shadow

Don’t forget Sunday’s (May 20) annular solar eclipse.  What’s an annular eclipse?  The moon only blocks part of the sun so there’s a ring–aka an annulus–of sun around the moon’s shadow.

May 2012 Annular Solar Eclipse

From NASA's Website: eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov

NASA has a nice map with timing of the eclipse’s path (sorry, not everyone will see it).  Here’s NASA’s handy-dandy chart giving local times for eclipse viewing for many US cities.  Most times are given in UTC (Coordinated Universal Time) so here’s a converter.

DON’T LOOK DIRECTLY AT THE SUN DURING THE ECLIPSE (OR EVER)!  YOU COULD INJURE YOUR EYES…POSSIBLY PERMANENTLY.  Here are Sky & Telescope‘s tips on how to safely view the eclipse.