MIAMI – There are temperature changes during a solar eclipse, as the moon passes in front of the sun and casts a shadow on the world.
The shadow on the path of totality may cause temperatures to drop by 10 degrees or more and even affect cloud formation and the speed and direction of the wind.
The educational NASA Scientific Visualization Studio animation at the top shows how the moon’s shadow will temporarily affect temperatures in some areas of the United States.
The educational NASA SVS animation below shows where the umbra area, the full shadow experienced on the path of totality, and the penumbra area, where there will be a partial shadow.
The animation’s color code: The umbra is a small black oval, and the penumbra is outlined in purple.
The path of totality is in red and the yellow shows the northern and southern edges of the path.
The orange shows where the eclipse either begins or ends at sunrise or sunset and the green shows where the maximum eclipse occurs at sunrise or sunset.
IN SOUTH FLORIDA
The partial view is from 1:47 p.m. to 4:13 p.m. The moon will be covering less than half of the moon at about 3:01 p.m.
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