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Explaining how solar and lunar eclipse occur and be able to practice safety measures to avoid damage to the eye while observing a solar eclipse.

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There will be a lunar eclipse August 5, 2009 at exactly 8:55 pm eastern time and possibly a solar eclipse August 6, 2009.

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About solar eclipse.

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Have you ever seen photograph of a total eclipse of the sun? All around the dark sun, there is an uneven glow of light, and this light is called the corona.

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Dates and locations on where the eclipse can be seen.

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Watching the Moon creep across the Sun, blot out its brilliance, and then slowly reveal it once more is an experience that fills us with awe. This year, all of Chinese society will celebrate Chinese New Year (Year of the Ox) on the 26 of January 2009. On the same day, the solar eclipse will happen. The ancient Chinese described eclipses as a dragon devouring the Sun.

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These wonderful images were brought to you in part by skywatchers around the world.

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The eclipse of August 16th, 2008, as seen from Cyprus.

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The most recent lunar eclipse was seen from all over the world. Here are pictures taken from different locations.

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Want to see the Transit of Mercury? If you miss the one in November 2006, you’ll have to wait another ten years to see the next. And then it will depend on where in the world you live.