HEY YOUNG ASTRONOMERS TODAY WE'RE GONNA LEARN ALL ABOUT WHAT A SOLAR ECLIPSE IS THERE'S A LOT OF REALLY COOL FACTS IN THIS VIDEO SO LET'S DIVE INTO THE UNIVERSE OF SOLAR ECLIPSES AND DURING A TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE THE SUN DISAPPEARS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DAY TURNING DAYLIGHT INTO TWILIGHT IMAGINE THAT A TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE HAPPENS WHEN THE MOON COMPLETELY COVERS THE SUN CASTING A SHADOW THAT BRINGS TOTAL DARKNESS TO A SPECIFIC AREA ON THE EARTH DURING AN ANULAR SOLAR ECLIPSE THE MOON IS TOO FAR FRO
M EARTH TO COMPLETELY COVER THE SUN RESULTING IN A BRIGHT RING LIKE APPEARANCE AROUND THE MOON'S SILHOUETTE YOU NEED SPECIAL GLASSES TO SAFELY WATCH A SOLAR ECLIPSE BECAUSE LOOKING DIRECTLY AT THE SUN CAN HURT YOUR EYES AND YOU CAN'T SEE A TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE JUST FROM ANYWHERE SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO BE IN A SPECIFIC PLACE AT THE RIGHT TIME IN ANCIENT TIMES PEOPLE WERE AFRAID OF SOLAR ECLIPSES THEY THOUGHT THE WORLD MIGHT BE ENDING DURING A TOTAL ECLIPSE IT CAN ACTUALLY FEEL COOLER OUTSIDE BECAUS
E THE SUN'S RAYS ARE BLOCKED ONLY DURING A TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE CAN YOU SEE THE SUN'S CORONA ITS OUTER ATMOSPHERE WHICH LOOKS LIKE A GLOWING HALO ECLIPSES REPEAT EVERY 18 YEARS 11 DAYS AND 8 HOURS IN A CYCLE CALLED THE SAROS CYCLE THE LONGEST TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE CAN LAST UP TO 7.5 MINUTES BUT THAT'S RARE IT'S USUALLY MUCH SHORTER THERE ARE SOME PEOPLE THAT LOVE SOLAR ECLIPSES SO MUCH THAT THEY TRAVEL AROUND THE WORLD TO SEE THEM THEY'RE CALLED ECLIPSE CHASERS SOLAR ECLIPSES ARE NOT JUST CELESTIAL
EVENTS THEIR OPPORTUNITIES FOR ADVENTURE LEARNING AND IMAGINATION SO NEXT TIME THAT ONE HAPPENS WELL GRAB YOUR ECLIPSE GLASSES AND ENJOY THE COSMIC SHOW AND WHO KNOWS MAYBE ONE DAY YOU MIGHT JUST BECOME AN ECLIPSE CHASER TOO
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