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Solar Eclipses in 2001 and 2002
posted: 01:22 pm ET
19 December 2000
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Untitled Document | Date | Type | Coverage* | Where it will be visible | | June 21, 2001 | Total | 105.0% | Eastern South America, Africa | | Dec. 14, 2001 | Annular | 96.8% | North and Central America, northwest South America | | June 10, 2002 | Annular | 99.6% | Eastern Asia, Australia, western North America | | Dec. 4, 2002 | Total | 102.4% | Southern Africa, Antarctica, Indonesia, Australia | SPACE.com GRAPHIC . SOURCE: Fred Espenak, NASA/GSFC *Percent of the Sun's disk that appears covered Total eclipse
The Moon covers the entire disk of the Sun along a narrow path across the Earth. Annular eclipse
The Moon is too far from Earth to completely cover the Sun. A thin ring of the Sun's disk surrounds the Moon. Click here for a list of solar eclipses beyond 2002. | SPECIAL REPORT | | Click here for full coverage of the 2000 Christmas solar eclipse: |
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