{"id":11064,"date":"2012-05-18T13:19:54","date_gmt":"2012-05-18T18:19:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/?p=11064"},"modified":"2012-05-18T13:44:46","modified_gmt":"2012-05-18T18:44:46","slug":"partial-eclipse-of-the-heart-and-sun-coming-to-texas-sunday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/2012\/05\/18\/partial-eclipse-of-the-heart-and-sun-coming-to-texas-sunday\/","title":{"rendered":"Near-Total Eclipse of the Heart (and Sun) Coming to Texas Sunday"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-11064 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/2012\/05\/18\/partial-eclipse-of-the-heart-and-sun-coming-to-texas-sunday\/an-indian-man-uses-protective-goggles-to\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/files\/2012\/05\/89159193-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-11122\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/files\/2012\/05\/89159193-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/files\/2012\/05\/89159193-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/files\/2012\/05\/89159193-60x60.jpg 60w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-11122'>\n\t\t\t\tAn Indian man uses protective goggles to view the solar eclipse in the village of Taregna, some 30 Kms. south of Patna early July 22, 2009.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/2012\/05\/18\/partial-eclipse-of-the-heart-and-sun-coming-to-texas-sunday\/a-picture-taken-on-january-04-2011-in-r\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/files\/2012\/05\/110590645-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-11124\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/files\/2012\/05\/110590645-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/files\/2012\/05\/110590645-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/files\/2012\/05\/110590645-60x60.jpg 60w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-11124'>\n\t\t\t\tA picture taken on January 04, 2011 in Rennes, western France, shows the world&#8217;s first partial solar eclipse of 2011.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/2012\/05\/18\/partial-eclipse-of-the-heart-and-sun-coming-to-texas-sunday\/solareclipsetimes\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/files\/2012\/05\/solareclipsetimes-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-11118\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/files\/2012\/05\/solareclipsetimes-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/files\/2012\/05\/solareclipsetimes-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/files\/2012\/05\/solareclipsetimes-60x60.jpg 60w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-11118'>\n\t\t\t\tChart outlining the places and times of the May 20, 2012 solar eclipse.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/2012\/05\/18\/partial-eclipse-of-the-heart-and-sun-coming-to-texas-sunday\/the-sun-is-seen-partially-covered-by-the\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/files\/2012\/05\/102824485-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-11111\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/files\/2012\/05\/102824485-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/files\/2012\/05\/102824485-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/files\/2012\/05\/102824485-60x60.jpg 60w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-11111'>\n\t\t\t\tThe sun is seen partially covered by the moon on Easter Island, 3700 km off the Chilean coast in the Pacific Ocean, on July 11, 2010. \n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/2012\/05\/18\/partial-eclipse-of-the-heart-and-sun-coming-to-texas-sunday\/a-picture-taken-on-january-04-2011-in-l\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/files\/2012\/05\/107882936-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-11110\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/files\/2012\/05\/107882936-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/files\/2012\/05\/107882936-1-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/files\/2012\/05\/107882936-1-60x60.jpg 60w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-11110'>\n\t\t\t\tA picture taken on January 04, 2011 in Locon, northern France, shows the world&#8217;s first partial solar eclipse of 2011.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/2012\/05\/18\/partial-eclipse-of-the-heart-and-sun-coming-to-texas-sunday\/a-man-uses-a-filter-to-take-a-picture-du\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/files\/2012\/05\/89159293-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-11115\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/files\/2012\/05\/89159293-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/files\/2012\/05\/89159293-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/files\/2012\/05\/89159293-60x60.jpg 60w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-11115'>\n\t\t\t\tA man uses a filter to take a picture during the partial solar eclipse in Hong Kong on July 22, 2009.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/2012\/05\/18\/partial-eclipse-of-the-heart-and-sun-coming-to-texas-sunday\/a-telescopes-eyepiece-projects-a-penumb\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/files\/2012\/05\/89159555-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-11121\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/files\/2012\/05\/89159555-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/files\/2012\/05\/89159555-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/files\/2012\/05\/89159555-60x60.jpg 60w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-11121'>\n\t\t\t\tA telescope&#8217;s eyepiece projects a penumbra onto a screen during a solar eclipse over New Delhi on July 22, 2009. Only a partial eclipse was able to be seen from the Indian capital. \n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/2012\/05\/18\/partial-eclipse-of-the-heart-and-sun-coming-to-texas-sunday\/files-in-this-multiple-exposure-image\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/files\/2012\/05\/102702097-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-11109\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/files\/2012\/05\/102702097-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/files\/2012\/05\/102702097-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/files\/2012\/05\/102702097-60x60.jpg 60w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-11109'>\n\t\t\t\tIn this multiple exposure image taken on July 22, 2009 shows the various stages of the total solar eclipse in Baihata village, 30 kms from Guwahati, the capital city of the northeastern state of Assam.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/2012\/05\/18\/partial-eclipse-of-the-heart-and-sun-coming-to-texas-sunday\/indian-youths-use-solar-viewing-goggles\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/files\/2012\/05\/89159224-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-11123\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/files\/2012\/05\/89159224-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/files\/2012\/05\/89159224-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/files\/2012\/05\/89159224-60x60.jpg 60w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-11123'>\n\t\t\t\tIndian youths use solar viewing goggles to view a solar eclipse in Siliguri on July 22, 2009.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>You&#8217;re going to need something better than <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ray-ban.com\/usa\/sunglasses?cat=19\">wayfarers <\/a>this weekend. The first annular solar eclipse of the 21<sup>st<\/sup>\u00a0century for the continental U.S. is coming to Texas Sunday. You can see photos of some notable eclipses in the slideshow above.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/kutnews.org\/post\/more-movie-crowd-funded-black-sun-seeks-revitalize-interest-science\">eclipse<\/a> will start in Eastern Asia and cross east over the Pacific, ending in Central Texas. <a href=\"http:\/\/shadowandsubstance.com\/201205\/Texas%20b.swf\">Here&#8217;s an interactive map<\/a> of where the eclipse will pass, with peak viewing times. NASA says the eclipse will begin at 7:35 pm in Texas and peak at sundown.\u00a0The best views will be from West Texas, particularly Amarillo, Lubbock and Midland-Odessa, where the eclipse will peak right around 8:30 pm. For those of you in the big cities of Austin, Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston and San Antonio, you\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/shadowandsubstance.com\/201205\/Texas%20b.swf\">won&#8217;t get to see the full peak phase of the eclipse<\/a> because the sun will have set by then.\u00a0But you&#8217;ll still be able to see some of it.<\/p>\n<p>An annular eclipse is close to a\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Af0p3K42NZw\">total eclipse<\/a>, but not quite. With an annular solar eclipse, the moon directly passes between the earth and the sun, casting a shadow on the earth\u2019s surface.\u00a0 For a viewer on earth, the light from the sun is almost fully blocked creating a \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=It7107ELQvY\">ring of fire<\/a>\u201d around the moon.<\/p>\n<p>NASA cautions viewers to not look directly at the sun and to not rely on standard sunglasses.\u00a0Looking directly at the eclipse can cause permanent eye damage.\u00a0&#8220;The ring of sunlight during annularity is blindingly bright,&#8221; Fred Ezpenack, an eclipse expert at NASA,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/nasascience.nasa.gov\/science-news\/science-at-nasa\/2012\/15may_sunday\/\">warns on their website<\/a>.\u00a0<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Even though most of the Sun&#8217;s disk will be covered, you still need to use a solar filter or some type of projection technique. A<a href=\"http:\/\/www.rainbowsymphonystore.com\/solarviewer14.html\"> No. 14 welder&#8217;s glass <\/a>is a good choice. There are also many commercially available solar filters.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The last annular solar eclipse in the United States was way back on May 10, 1994. The next total solar eclipse in Texas will be visible on April 8, 2024.<\/p>\n<h5><em>Jillian Schantz is an intern with KUT News.\u00a0<\/em><\/h5>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You&#8217;re going to need something better than wayfarers this weekend. The first annular solar eclipse of the 21st\u00a0century for the continental U.S. is coming to Texas Sunday. You can see photos of some notable eclipses in the slideshow above. The eclipse will start in Eastern Asia and cross east over the Pacific, ending in Central [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":87,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[58],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11064"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/87"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11064"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11064\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11064"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11064"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11064"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}