Astra’s Eclipse Guide
This eclipse will be fantastic because the Sun will show off as a ring of fire in the sky. The disk of the Sun will be obscured by 99%, so we won't be able to use our unprotected eyes to view the eclipse. But we can use protection and make a very good pinhole camera that will project the obscured disk of the Sun. I call this eclipse the "The Great American Annular Eclipse because it will totally pass through North America, Central America and South America. The shadow enters on the shore of the United States' Oregon and departs near Corpus Christi, TX.
The 2023 Annular Eclipse interactive Google map depicted below was created and is maintained by Xavier Jubier. Xavier has many eclipse pages out there, he provides free resources and does not include advertisers. If you like his work, consider giving him a donation. You will find more information on Mr. Jubier below.
For many years, Fred Espenak supported the Goddard Space Flight Center on their eclipse site. Mr. Espenak retired and the Goddard site is no longer being maintained because NASA has a new eclipse site. Wikipedia's article on this eclipse contains the animated image below that shows how the 2023 annular eclipse will cross the Americas.
Annular Solar Eclipse of 2023 October 14 - NASA Goddard Eclipse Map
Annular Solar Eclipse of 2023 Oct 14 - EclipseWise by Fred Espenak
Solar Eclipse Circumstances Calculator Total Solar Eclipse of 2024 Apr 08
Use this page from Fred Espanek to find the local circumstances for your home town.
Annular Solar Eclipse - October 14, 2023 - Eclipsophile
Eclipsophile offers Climate and Weather for Celestial Events and can help eclipse chasers to decide where to go to view eclipses that are covered on the site.
2023 Annular Eclipse Cities - from the National Eclipse - page
October 14, 2023 - Great American Eclipse (Annular Solar Eclipse) - from timeanddate.com
October 14, 2023, Solar Eclipse - NASA Solar System Exploration
Annular solar eclipse of October 14, 2023 - Great American Eclipse
Eclipse America 2023 - American Astronomical Society
Professional Astronomers
Annular eclipse on Saturday, October 14, 2023 in the United States of America, Mexico or Brazil - by Xavier Jubier
Input your city into the search box to get the local circumstance for this and other eclipses. Xavier Jubier created and maintains the Google interactive maps of Solar Eclipses and Total Lunar Eclipses. He distributes free software and doesn't use advertisers. Because of Mr. Jubier's generosity, we were able to use the still shot from the interactive Google Map. If you like his work, why not consider giving him a donation?
| Event (ΔT=69.1s) | Time (UT) | Altitude | Azimuth | P | V | LC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start of partial eclipse (C1) | 15:26:29.6 | +35.5° | 125.1° | 315° | 11.9 | |
| Start of annular eclipse (C2) | 16:55:48.2 | +49.1° | 149.8° | 316° | 11.9 | +1.9s |
| Maximum eclipse (MAX) | 16:58:19.3 | +49.4° | 149.8° | 226° | 03.6 | |
| End of annular eclipse (C3) | 19:17:10.4 | +48.6° | 222.6° | 232° | 05.3 | +0.0s |
| End of partial eclipse (C4) | 17:00:50.3 | +53.5° | 189.5° | 137° | 07.7 |
The information given above for Corpus Christi, TX was created using date provided by the Google interactive map. This city was used because it is on the center line of the annular eclipse and folks observing from that location will be able to see the ring of fire produced during the October 14, 2023 annular eclipse.
Thanks to Xavier M. Jubier and Google we have this fine service.
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