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Goddard Glossary: Annular Eclipse

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Doing your best, but not quite hitting 100%? The Moon gets that!

During an annular eclipse, the Moon covers most of the Sun, but not all. In this Goddard Glossary, learn the difference between annular and total solar eclipses and how other planets experience the phenomenon too!

Music Provided by Universal Production Music: "Sweet Inspiration" by Juan Jose Alba Gomez [SGAE]

Video Credit: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center
Chyna Vargas (NASA Interns): Producer
Katy Mersmann (NASA/GSFC): Editor

Video description:
00:00 A woman in a black NASA sweatshirt in front of a black background with an image of annular eclipses behind the woman. The word annular eclipse is spelled phonetically across the top of the screen.
00:07 Animation of the Earth spinning while the Moon orbits around Earth.
00:11 Animation of Earth and Moon again but casting a shadow to showcase the angle of Moon to the Earth during an eclipse.
00:15 Back to the woman talking.
00: 18 Animation of the Moon in front of the Sun creating a "ring of fire" effect.
00:24 Completely blacked out Sun caused by the Moon from a total solar eclipse.
00:27 A visualization of the Moon in different phases across a dark sky.
00: 32 Back to the woman talking.
00:36 Black and white Visualization of Saturn and Moon showcasing its rings.
00:39 Close of up Saturn's rings.
00:42 Black and white panning visualization of Saturn.
00:45 Black and white visualization of an eclipse behind Saturn's rings.
00:48 Back to woman talking.
00:52 Video of woman placing solar eye protective glasses on.
00:57: Back to woman talking.

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