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The Moon has moved in front of the Sun. The Sun’s light is reduced to a thin, bright crescent shining around the Moon’s edge. A phenomenon called Baily’s Beads is also present. Baily’s Beads look like a few glowing pearls at the ends of the crescent.

Annular Eclipse Features

A solar prominence

Total Eclipse Features

a collage of planets, rockets, cities, microscope, maps, and science tools symbolizing science and space learning with

What Can We Learn from Solar Eclipses?


Sound Energy Waveform in the form of a bright line zig zagging up and down

The Science of Soundscapes