Catch up locals' news in English
2021-06-11T03:15:00.770Z
At lunchtime on Thursday, it became - despite the sunny summer weather - a little less bright when the moon obscured some of the sun. SVT Nyheter Västmanland visited the Västerås Astronomy and Space Researchers Association and observed the natural phenomenon from there. - Solar eclipses have engaged people since ancient times. Then it was believed that God had his hand in the game, says Clas Lundberg in the clip.
When we came to the observatory in Åkesta, there were many interested people there who wanted to take a look at the solar eclipse.
- The special thing about this solar eclipse is that it is ring-shaped.
The moon settles in front of the sun but only covers a small part of it because the moon is currently further away in its orbit, says Clas Lundberg.
In the clip, he also shows a sure way to be able to view the solar eclipse.
Source: svt
