And God said, Let there be lights in the vault of the sky to separate the day from the night, and let them serve as signs to mark sacred times, and days and years, and let them be lights in the vault of the sky to give light on the earth. And it was so. God made two great lightsthe greater light to govern the day and the lesser light to govern the night. He also made the stars. God set them in the vault of the sky to give light on the earth, to govern the day and the night, and to separate light from darkness. And God saw that it was good. And there was evening, and there was morningthe fourth day. Genisis 1, 14-19
A anular solar eclipse will occur around 5:30 pm EDT. The moon is at its furthest point form the earth, and so, during the eclipse, will not appear large enough to block out the entire sun. It leaves a “ring of fire” around its shadow. Visible to those in Australia and islands in the Souther Pacific Ocean, the rest of us can view it live on-line at a couple of sites:
Space.com http://www.space.com/19195-night-sky-planets-asteroids-webcasts.html
You can also follow the solar eclipse live via Slooh’s iPad app and its website: http://events.slooh.com/
Once, when a partial annular eclipse was visible in North America (Maumee, OH was the prime viewing spot!) I took my children out of school for the day (one in elementary, one in middle, and one in high school) and we drove north to view the eclipse. It was beginning just as we turned onto 475. We were excited and arrived at a Maumee park in time to experience the event. We had viewers, and a small telescope. Shadows filtering through the leaves were crescent shaped, and then almost a complete ring. Well worth the trip and a day out of school!
PHOTO BY: NASA
Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/ring-fire-solar-eclipse-today-watch-live-114056740.html
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