List of Interesting Major Eclipses Expected This 2019

Major Eclipses Expected This 2019

Here is the list of interesting major eclipses that skygazers could expect this 2019, according to the astronomy magazine.

The “Sky & Telescope Magazine” announced that there are five astronomical events that the people could witness this year.

The magazine said that skygazers could witness three Solar Eclipse; such as partial, annular, and total, along with a total and partial ‘Lunar Eclipse’.

Solar eclipse only occurs at new moon when the lunar directly passes between sun and earth while lunar eclipse only happens during a full moon when the moon passes through Earth’s shadow.

Here are the schedules of five major eclipse this 2019:

Partial Solar Eclipse (January 6)

In the first week of January, the people could witness a partial solar eclipse but the citizens of Srednekolymsk in central Siberia could see the greatest event.

Total Lunar Eclipse (January 20-21)

The total lunar eclipse will last for about three and a half hours wherein many people are calling this event as “super blood wolf moon”.

Total Solar Eclipse (July 2)

This astronomical event would last to 4 minutes and 33 seconds but could be best viewed along South Pacific Ocean some 700 miles north of Easter Island.