Coming Tuesday, a day before National Day, the culmination of this year’s astronomy year is approaching with a partial solar eclipse. When the sky is clear, the solar eclipse can be seen across Austria around noon. The sun is shaded up to 41 percent (diameter).
At a new moon, the moon is close to the sun as seen from Earth. On average, twice a year, the Earth’s satellite at least partially covers the solar disk and a solar eclipse occurs. However, this is not seen everywhere on Earth. The coming solar eclipse can be observed virtually anywhere in Europe, being partially annular or total anywhere in the world, as Alexander Pikhard of the Vienna Working Group on Astronomy (WAA) explains to the APA.
Sun eclipsed to 30 percent
In Vienna, the partial solar eclipse begins at 11:15 am. The moon comes from the top right and moves to the bottom left. Maximum coverage is reached at 12:20 PM. The surface of the solar disk is then about 30 percent obscured, measured by the diameter it is 41 percent. At 1.26 pm the aerial spectacle is over after a total of two hours and eleven minutes. The exact times and extent of the eclipse vary slightly within Austria.
The darkness can only be perceived with proper protection. With the naked eye you need so-called eclipse glasses or a sun filter film, which are available in astronomical specialist stores. Pikhard warns against using ‘home remedies’ such as rescue blankets, blackened glasses, CDs and the like.
Austria’s next solar eclipse in 2025
If you want to observe with binoculars or a telescope, a solar filter film must be used for the opening of the telescope. The sighting is worthwhile, as it is Austria’s last solar eclipse until March 29, 2025.
Source: Krone
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