On Friday March 20 will be seen throughout Europe partial solar eclipse , however, it will be total in the Arctic, and therefore can be observed in inhabited areas and islands Faroe and Svalbard. In the rest of Europe will be more pronounced the further north , in London the sun be darkened by 84%, 75% in Paris, 65% in Madrid and 56% in Rome.
This solar eclipse will visible only from Europe, North Africa and Asia, and have a total length of just over four hours. It begins in the Atlantic Ocean off the African coast, and ends east of the Russian city of Krasnoyarsk, in Siberia’s central plateau. Madrid the phenomenon can be observed from 9:05 am to 11:18 am, giving the Maximum at 10:09 when they have covered two-thirds of the surface of the solar disk.
This eclipse coincides with the March equinox, that occurs exactly on March 20 at 22:45 pm. In places like the North Pole, where the sun rises for the first time after six months of darkness during the eclipse will be seen how the moon is farther from the surface of the Earth by creating the impression that the sun has a kind of white halo. The last time a total solar eclipse coincided with the equinox was March 20, 1662, and we have to wait until March 20, 2034 to see the next.
This eclipse is the first in a series of three eclipses Total consecutive equinoctial estranged for 19 years, being the year 2034 the most accurate, as it will be visible in its entirety from Ecuador. The next solar eclipse visible as the total in Spain will take place on August 12, 2026, followed by another on August 2 the following year. Shortly after the January 26, 2028, can be seen in Spain an annular eclipse.
recommended precautions because direct observation can lead to permanent blindness. Among the tips or suggestions are not wear sunglasses or devices properly certified (cameras, videos or telescopes that do not have corresponding sunscreens), using eclipse glasses certified or projected onto a surface image in the shade are not .
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