Tuesday, March 17, 2015

How to prepare for the solar eclipse of March 20? – ElHeraldo.hn

Tegucigalpa, Honduras

The next March 20 will be a solar eclipse, but unfortunately, very few people will see its full phase, NASA said on its official website.

This is because the path of totality of the largest solar eclipse since 1999, will pass over the great North Atlantic Ocean.

To view the event must take extreme caution as to observe the sun with the naked eye is too dangerous and could seriously impair vision, to permanent blindness.

Therefore, according to experts, it is recommended to use specialized equipment such as solar eclipse glasses or a telescope.

If you try to photograph the eclipsed sun, you also need a special sunscreen, as part of the non eclipsed sun can cause permanent damage to the camera sensor.

Beginning in the North Atlantic, the moon’s shadow will pass the Faroe Islands and the Norwegian Sea after will address the archipelago of Svalbard and then further north to escape the world in the area of ​​the North Pole, reports Space.com.

The only populated areas where it will be appreciated in its entirety will Faroese and Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard.

However, the partial phase of the eclipse will be seen in a vast region of the Earth. Across Europe, most of North Africa, western Asia and parts of the Middle East

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