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Next Thursday, April 20th, is a very exciting astronomical event: a total solar eclipse! It’s the only total solar eclipse happening in the world this year, in 2023.
What’s a total solar eclipse?
The word "solar" comes from Latin, meaning "sun", and the word "eclipse" comes from Greek, meaning "to disappear". A solar eclipse is an event when the sun appears to be covered by the moon. If only part of the sun is covered, it is called a partial eclipse. If all of the sun is covered, it is called a total eclipse. During a total eclipse, the moon covers the center of the sun, and the edges of the sun’s rays are visible all around the moon. A moment before it is covered completely, the last edge of the sun twinkles brightly like a diamond, as you see in the photo (credit Aubrey Gemignani, NASA.) We call this moment “the diamond ring”.
Where can we see it?
The total eclipse is only visible, or able to be seen, from parts of Indonesia, Timor-Leste and one edge of Australia. A partial eclipse will be visible from most of southeast Asia and Australia. As for Japan, the partial eclipse will be barely visible from Kyushu and of course, Okinawa. If you’re planning to travel south next Thursday, check if it’s visible in your area! You can see animations for the path of the eclipse, as well as visibility times for different parts of the world at the link below:
https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/solar/2023-april-20
Unfortunately, the eclipse won’t be visible from Kagawa, but the site will also be doing a livestream from the northwest cape peninsula of Australia. It will begin at 11:37, peak at 13:16, and end at 14:56.
https://www.timeanddate.com/live/eclipse-solar-2023-april-20
Wait! There’s More!
In addition to the solar eclipse, April 20th, should be an excellent night to catch a shooting star! Come back next week for an exciting post starring the Lyrid meteor shower and the new moon.
  

Next Thursday, April 20th, is a very exciting astronomical event: a total solar eclipse! It’s the only total solar eclipse happening in the world this year, in 2023.
What’s a total solar eclipse?
A solar eclipse is an event when the sun appears to be covered by the moon. If only part of the sun is covered, it is called a partial eclipse. If all of the sun is covered, it is called a total eclipse. During a total eclipse, the moon covers the center of the sun, and the edges of the sun’s rays are visible all around the moon. A moment before it is covered completely, the last edge of the sun twinkles brightly like a diamond, as you see in the photo (credit Aubrey Gemignani, NASA.) We call this moment “the diamond ring”.
Where can we see it?
The total eclipse is only visible, or able to be seen, from parts of Indonesia, Timor-Leste and one edge of Australia. A partial eclipse will be visible from most of southeast Asia and Australia. As for Japan, the partial eclipse will be barely visible from Kyushu and of course, Okinawa. If you’re planning to travel south next Thursday, check if it’s visible in your area! You can see animations for the path of the eclipse, as well as visibility times for different parts of the world at the link below:
https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/solar/2023-april-20
Unfortunately, the eclipse won’t be visible from Kagawa, but the site will also be doing a livestream from the northwest cape peninsula of Australia. It will begin at 11:37, peak at 13:16, and end at 14:56.
https://www.timeanddate.com/live/eclipse-solar-2023-april-20
Wait! There’s More!
In addition to the solar eclipse, April 20th, should be an excellent night to catch a shooting star! Come back next week for an exciting post starring the Lyrid meteor shower and the new moon.
  

I had an absolutely wonderful birthday weekend! I've made some amazing new friends while working here at Gem, and they took me out to Round 1 to celebrate turning 29! We had so much fun, and I can't wait to hang out with everyone again. Bowling, playing games, singing karaoke? Literally three of my favorite things to do!