The Moon will be passing in front of the Sun on Saturday, known as “partial solar eclipse”.
As the name suggests, it means that unlike the total solar eclipse, a part of the sun will still appear, but the spectacle is still worth enjoying if you are in the place from where it can be seen.
Those places include small parts of North America, Europe, Africa, North Asia, South America, along with Greenland and Iceland -parts of the Atlantic and Arctic oceans.
NASA said on its website, “In most parts of America, including the Northeast United States, partial solar eclipse will already be in progress during sunrise.” “In western Europe and northwest Africa, the eclipse will begin in the middle of the morning. In Eastern Europe and North Asia, most or all eclipses will be in the afternoon or evening time.”
And note, if you decide to see the partial solar eclipse of this weekend, it is necessary that you use the appropriate eye protection or indirect viewing method for the protection of your eyes. NASA has a useful webpage about keeping your eyes safe during eclipse.
what to expect
Assuming that you get a clear view, you can expect the sun to look like a crescent – or as a section has been removed from it – as the moon passes in front of it.
how to see
Saturday’s partial solar eclipse will be worth seeing from the north -east states of America, especially Connecticut, Delaware, Main, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Northern Carolina, Pennsylvania, Road Island, Vermont, Virginia and West Virginia.
In the US and Canada, partial eclipse will be early in the morning during sunrise, so be sure to set your alarm.
For the time of specific viewing in the US, Canada and other parts of the world, take a moment to examine the wide breakdown of NASA, which also tells you how long the eclipse will last (from a few minutes to about an hour), and the percentage of the sun that will be covered by the moon, according to your location.
