Solar eclipse of February 15, 2018
Introduction A partial solar eclipse took place on February 15, 2018.A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby totally or partly obscuring the image of the Sun for a viewer on Earth. A partial solar eclipse occurs in the polar regions of the Earth when the center of the Moon's shadow misses the Earth.The eclipse took place before sunset in the Southern Cone of South America.
Images
Gallery File:Eclipse Solar Parcial - 15.02.2018 - Secuencia - Olivos, GBA (Argentina).png|Time lapse images as viewed from Olivos, Buenos Aires, ArgentinaFile:Eclipse en Ramos Mejía, 15-02-2018.jpg|From Ramos Mejía, Argentina, 22:13 UTC
Related eclipses === Eclipses of 2018 ===* A total lunar eclipse on January 31. * A partial solar eclipse on February 15. * A partial solar eclipse on July 13. * A total lunar eclipse on July 27. * A partial solar eclipse on August 11.=== Solar eclipses descending node 2015-2018 ===* Saros 120: Total Solar Eclipse March 20, 2015* Saros 130: Total Solar Eclipse March 8–9, 2016* Saros 140: Annular Solar Eclipse February 26, 2017* Saros 150: Partial Solar Eclipse February 15, 2018=== Solar eclipses 2015–2018====== Saros 150 ===It is a part of Saros cycle 150, repeating every 18 years, 11 days, containing 71 events. The series started with partial solar eclipse on August 24, 1729.It contains annular eclipses from April 22, 2126 through June 22, 2829.There are no total eclipses in this series. The series ends at member 71 as a partial eclipse on September 29, 2991.The longest duration of annularity will be 9 minutes, 58 seconds on December 19, 2522.Series members 11-21 occur between 1901 and 2100:111213150pxDecember 12, 1909150pxDecember 24, 1927150pxJanuary 3, 1946141516150pxJanuary 14, 1964150pxJanuary 25, 1982150pxFebruary 5, 2000171819150pxFebruary 15, 2018150pxFebruary 27, 2036150pxMarch 9, 20542021150pxMarch 19, 2072150pxMarch 31, 2090=== Metonic series===
External links *  NASA chart*  NASA animation*  Partial Solar Eclipse of 2018 February 15*  APOD 2/20/2018