Date don land, my people! February 17 na the day wey eclipse go dey jingle for Antarctica. You fit dey ask wetin happen, but make I gist you; na annular eclipse we dey talk about, and e go show pass penguins wey dey for that side. Abeg, no miss this one!
The moon wan do im own magic, as e go pass between the sun and our Earth. This one no go full cover the sun like total solar eclipse, instead e go form wetin dem dey call ‘ring of fire’. Fancy right? People wey dey southern Africa and South America fit catch the partial view of this phenomenon; if dem no waka con collect cloud!
Make I give you the full gist – the proper annular eclipse action go kick off around 11:43 UT for central Antarctica, with maximum annularity dey happen at 12:11 UT. Dem go plenty people wey wan use this chance sharp their eyes and see the show for 2 minutes and 20 seconds. Na serious business o!
This eclipse na the first for 2026 eclipse season, and e dey mark serious astronomical event. Normally, solar eclipse dey make people dey waka go anywhere wey dem fit see the shadow of the moon. But for this one, na only Antarctica go carry the main wahala as no other land go feel am complete.
Even though Antarctica dey remote and no too many humans dey there, two international stations wey dey there go get chance to see how the sun dey shine through the little gap wey the moon go create. Make we no forget say, two weeks ago, the moon just show say e dey far from Earth (apogee), so e no go fit cover the sun fully. So, na true talk say e go just give us small ring!
For people wey dey try catch the side wey get partial eclipse, dem go see small fraction of the sun shaded, but nah Madagascar go see the best view with about 40% coverage. Wetin you dey wait for? Set your plan well well; you fit carry your eclipse shades go catch the cruise!
You know say safety dey important, abeg no use ordinary eye look the sun direct, if you no wan chop eye wahala. Make you get correct eclipse glasses wey get certified ISO 12312-2, or better still, find other ways to project the sunlight.
As e dey happen, solar cycle wey we dey call Solar Cycle 25 go still dey hot, so make you expect to see wetin dem dey call ‘spotty sun’. People fit look from space as well; satellite technologies dey ready to give us the proper view as shadow pass over the Earth.
For those wey wan dey follow the moon too, the slim waxing crescent go make sense after the eclipse sef, marking the start of Ramadan and also leading to plenty other tin around the full moon time. So, make you ready for lunar eclipse wey go happen on March 3 as well!
So, gingers don dey start for this eclipse season and you no go want miss am. Whether you go waka go Antarctica, or enjoy am remotely from your corner, just make sure say you catch a glimpse of this cosmic dance. The clock of the Universe dey turn well, and we go dey here dey watch am keenly!
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