Solar Eclipse Of April 29, 2014
An annular solar eclipse will occur on April 29, 2014. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby totally or partially obscuring the image of the Sun for a viewer on Earth. An annular solar eclipse occurs when the Moon's apparent diameter is smaller than the Sun, blocking most of the Sun's light and causing the Sun to look like an annulus (ring). An annular eclipse appears as a partial eclipse over a region thousands of kilometres wide.
The center of the moon's shadow misses the south Pole of the Earth, but the partial eclipse will be visible from parts of Antarctica and Australia.
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