This Tuesday, the Moon will come to hide a piece of the Sun above part of the Northern Hemisphere, in a partial eclipse of about two hours which will not darken the sky but which will have to be observed with caution.
The celestial phenomenon will start Tuesday at 10:58 a.m. (French time) in Iceland and end off India at 3:02 p.m. (French time), crossing Europe, North-East Africa and the Middle East;
specifies the French Institute of Celestial Mechanics and Ephemeris Calculation (IMCCE) of the Paris Observatory.
This Tuesday, October 25, 2022 (around 12 p.m.), the Sun will be partially eclipsed by the Moon.
For those who don't have the opportunity to observe the Sun safely, and for those who want to know more, it will be broadcast on https://t.co/PwzggVY9Iu @psl_univ
— Paris Observatory |
PSL (@Obs_Paris) October 21, 2022
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A solar eclipse occurs when the Sun, Moon and Earth are aligned.
When the alignment is almost perfect, the cone of shadow of the Moon touches the surface of the Earth and obstructs the entire solar disk: the eclipse is total.
This time, the shadow of the Moon will not touch the ground and “it will nowhere be possible to witness the total disappearance of the Sun”, explains the Paris Observatory in a press release.
Precautions to take
At the maximum of the eclipse, expected over Kazakhstan, the Sun will be 82.2% hidden, "but not yet enough to have a perception of darkness" in broad daylight, specifies Florent Deleflie, astronomer at the Observatory .
Because, "to begin to have a feeling of darkness in the sky, to perceive a kind of cold light, you need at least 95% obscuration of the Sun", he adds.
In metropolitan France, the eclipse will remain below 20%.
It will begin around 11:15 a.m. in the north of the country, 11:30 a.m. in the south, and end around 1 p.m.
It will only be perceptible on condition that the weather is fine, by looking at the Sun with suitable and new glasses, to avoid eye burns.
Or magnifying instruments (binoculars, telescopes) with filter, available in the centers that will organize an observation.
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“We will see that a little bit of Sun is missing.
In France, it won't necessarily be very spectacular, but it's still an event for amateur astronomers and it can make for great photos,” hopes Florent Deleflie.
This is the sixteenth partial solar eclipse of the 21st century, and the second this year, visible over the South Pacific.
In mainland France, the last partial eclipse dates back to June 10, 2021. On August 12, 2026, a total eclipse will occur, the totality zone of which will not cross France, but which will give rise to an obscuration of the solar disk of 92% seen from Paris and 96% seen from Marseille, announces the IMCCE.
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