Breaking News Nov.14,2012 Hinode/XRT Total Eclipse In HD *****
Breaking News Nov.14,2012 Hinode/XRT Total Eclipse In HD *****
Published on Nov 15, 2012 by Elias Fragakis
Please Read The Description Before Watching This Video. With The Moon Nearly At Perigee Observers In Australia And The South Pasific Were Treated To A Total Solar Eclipse Yesterday. The Orbit Of Hinode Resulted In Two Eclipses This Time, Each With Somewhat Different Perspective Due To Parallax. The First Eclipse, Shown In The Animation Above, Was Also Total, And The Second Saw The Moon Skin The Eastern Limb Of The Sun For A Partial Eclipse. The Next Apparent Meeting Of Moon And Sun Will Occur On May 10th 2013 And Will Again Be Visible From Australia And Islands Throughout The Pasific. The East Coast Of The US Will Catch A Piece Of The Subsequent As The Sun Rises On November 3rd 2013, But It Won’t Be Until October Of 2014 That Most North Americans Will Again See Their Daylight Dimmed By Moon.- Hinode Is A Japan Mission Developed And Launched By ISA/JAXA, With NAOJ As Domestic Partner And NASA And STFC {UK} As International Partners. It Is Operated By These Agencies In Co-Operation With ESA And The NSC {Norway}.
