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[[image:The 2023 Annular Solar Eclipse (SVS5124 - eclipse map 2023 QR).png|thumb|[Image.]  USA map of the Annular Solar Eclipse path for 2023-10-14.]] | [[image:The 2023 Annular Solar Eclipse (SVS5124 - eclipse map 2023 QR).png|thumb|[Image.]  USA map of the Annular Solar Eclipse path for 2023-10-14.]] | ||
To observe the <u>[[ | To observe the <u>[[Annular Solar Eclipse of 2023-10-14]]</u> in the United States of America (USA), you want to be as far east as possible in order to have the highest possible altitude angle at the time of eclipse maximum.  However, you also need to be in a location with clear (or mostly clear) skies and no (or very little) wind.  Corpus Christi (Texas) is the eastern terminus of the eclipse path in the USA but the weather in October for coastal Texas may not be favorable, which means getting further inland. <ref><u class="plainlinks"><code>https://www.nicolesharp.net/eclipses/2023-10-14.htm</code></u></ref> <ref><code>https://www.occultations.org/observing/software/occult/</code></ref> <ref><code>https://www.timeanddate.com/</code></ref> <ref><code>https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/solar/2023-october-14</code></ref> <ref><code>https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/in/usa/corpus-christi?iso=20231014</code></ref>  The next stop west along the eclipse centerline after Corpus Christi (Texas) is Hobbs (New Mexico). | ||
A major difference between a Total Solar Eclipse or Partial Solar Eclipse and an Annular Solar Eclipse is that in order to properly witness Solar annularity, you must be as close as possible to the eclipse centerline and not simply anywhere inside the eclipse path.  Any deviation from the eclipse centerline will cause Luna to appear off-axis and thus will not form a true Solar annulus.  Whereas during Solar totality, your geographic position inside the eclipse path determines the duration of totality but does not significantly affect the appearance of totality, unlike during an Annular Solar Eclipse.  This makes observing an Annular Solar Eclipse much more challenging than a Total Solar Eclipse since the number of available eclipse observation sites decreases in proportion to the square of decreasing distance from the eclipse centerline. | A major difference between a Total Solar Eclipse or Partial Solar Eclipse and an Annular Solar Eclipse is that in order to properly witness Solar annularity, you must be as close as possible to the eclipse centerline and not simply anywhere inside the eclipse path.  Any deviation from the eclipse centerline will cause Luna to appear off-axis and thus will not form a true Solar annulus.  Whereas during Solar totality, your geographic position inside the eclipse path determines the duration of totality but does not significantly affect the appearance of totality, unlike during an Annular Solar Eclipse.  This makes observing an Annular Solar Eclipse much more challenging than a Total Solar Eclipse since the number of available eclipse observation sites decreases in proportion to the square of decreasing distance from the eclipse centerline. | ||
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* <u><code>[[2023-10-14 Solar Eclipse/single-site ephemerides]]</code></u> | |||
* <u><code>[[2023-10-14 Solar Eclipse/multi-site ephemerides]]</code></u> | |||
* <u><code>[[2023-10-14 Solar Eclipse/coordinates]]</code></u> | |||
* <u><code>[[2023-10-14 Solar Eclipse]]</code></u> | * <u><code>[[2023-10-14 Solar Eclipse]]</code></u> | ||
== references == | == references == | ||