Astro Trails Eclipse Articles

What is a Total Solar Eclipse?

An eclipse of the Sun occurs when the orbit of the moon passes in front of the Sun as seen from the Earth. The shadow of the moon follows...

Phases of a Total Solar Eclipse

There are five stages in a total solar eclipse: Partial eclipse begins (1st contact): The Moon becomes visible over the Sun's disk. It...

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What is an Annular Solar Eclipse?

When the Moon is at a more distant point of its orbit the Sun is not completely covered and a very small, bright circle or annulus...

Planning to see an Eclipse

Success in observing an eclipse requires a mix of detailed research and, as far as the weather goes, an element of luck! You need to know...

The Eclipse event

The Eclipse observation site On the day of the eclipse you will want to get to your observation site in good time before “first contact”....

When is the next Total Solar Eclipse?

Astro Trails current eclipse projects can be viewed here Exmouth, Australia - Hybrid Solar Eclipse April 2023 Torreon, Mexico and Texas,...