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Total Solar Eclipse 2015 - Warped - 2015-03-11 18:44
20.03.2015 from 07:41–11:50 UTC
‘A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby totally or partly obscuring the image of the Sun for a viewer on Earth.’
Source: Wikipedia
![[Image: path720.png]](http://c.tadst.com/gfx/eclipses2/20150320/path720.png)
Area seeing the total solar eclipse. (Svalbard [Norway] and the Faroe Islands)
More than 90% of the sun is covered. (Europe, northern and eastern Asia and northern and western Africa.)
Up to 90% of the sun is covered. (Europe, northern and eastern Asia and northern and western Africa.)
Up to 40% of the sun is covered. (Europe, northern and eastern Asia and northern and western Africa.)
Eclipse is not visible at all.
Get your glasses on!
RE: Total Solar Eclipse 2015 - Pete - 2015-03-11 19:23
RE: Total Solar Eclipse 2015 - Raz! - 2015-03-11 21:51
Can't wait to see it!!!
RE: Total Solar Eclipse 2015 - Yukine - 2015-03-11 22:00
I can't wait!
RE: Total Solar Eclipse 2015 - Chuck - 2015-03-12 06:56
![[Image: SE2015Mar20T.GIF]](http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/SEanimate/SEanimate2001/SE2015Mar20T.GIF)
Unless you're in the 100% zone, you won't notice anything. Its not like a lightbulb is dimmed down by 50% or so. However, you can still see the partial sun if you have those special eclipse-sunglasses OR, as I found out, I simple DVD-R. Look through the little gaps, where no colorprint has been applied, and it will work just fine.
Edit: It may be noted that the dvd (or similar) methods are not considered safe. However, 1 or 2 seconds shouldn't hurt, but in the end its up to you.
RE: Total Solar Eclipse 2015 - Warped - 2015-03-12 16:38
(2015-03-12 06:56)Chuck Wrote: Unless you're in the 100% zone, you won't notice anything. Its not like a lightbulb is dimmed down by 50% or so.
Are you sure? Unless I have misunderstood your reply, here's how it will approximately look like here in Finland: http://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/in/finland/helsinki?iso=20150320
Though, I haven't any (reasonable) experience in eclipses, be it lunar or solar, because the last time I had been watching them was when I was about 7 years old.
RE: Total Solar Eclipse 2015 - Barney - 2015-03-12 17:12
i think thats what u might see though those special glasses. i would refrain from trying to look at it with custom stuff, or just really, really short.
not my vid, but this is what we had 2011:
![[Image: SE2011Jan04P.gif]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/48/SE2011Jan04P.gif)
not much recognizable.
RE: Total Solar Eclipse 2015 - Chuck - 2015-03-12 17:21
(2015-03-12 16:38)Warped Wrote:(2015-03-12 06:56)Chuck Wrote: Unless you're in the 100% zone, you won't notice anything. Its not like a lightbulb is dimmed down by 50% or so.
Are you sure? Unless I have misunderstood your reply, here's how it will approximately look like here in Finland: http://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/in/finland/helsinki?iso=20150320
Though, I haven't any (reasonable) experience in eclipses, be it lunar or solar, because the last time I had watching them was when I was about 7 years old.
You surely can see the covered sun with those glasses. But everything else just appears normal. You wont notice 90%, everything just looks normal, you cannot see any difference in brightness. Some animals feel the difference, dogs may yowl and bark.
I once had the pleasure of a total eclipse in southern Germany (1999?).
RE: Total Solar Eclipse 2015 - Luke - 2015-03-12 17:47
Thought one had already gone O.o
Was discussing this in our Physics class. Should be interesting.
RE: Total Solar Eclipse 2015 - Audiojack - 2015-03-12 17:49
Don't forget to play this while watching:
RE: Total Solar Eclipse 2015 - GT4tube - 2015-03-12 18:03
Coming Zombie!
Be careful!
RE: Total Solar Eclipse 2015 - Warped - 2015-03-12 18:39
Ah, right, now I understand it. Thank you for explaining it, Chuck and Barney.
I own a pair of solar eclipse glasses, so I guess I can see it with them.
RE: Total Solar Eclipse 2015 - Leon - 2015-03-13 07:19
Finally we're best at something!
RE: Total Solar Eclipse 2015 - Howlin - 2015-03-13 08:04
Take some pictures Leon.
RE: Total Solar Eclipse 2015 - BP - 2015-03-13 08:14
He's gonna' have a whale of a time.
RE: Total Solar Eclipse 2015 - Venom - 2015-03-19 13:59
Gonna enjoy that in our maths class.
RE: Total Solar Eclipse 2015 - Warped - 2015-03-19 15:17
(2015-03-19 13:59)Venom Wrote: Gonna enjoy that in our maths class.
Too bad! We have an organised session for the event.
RE: Total Solar Eclipse 2015 - GT4tube - 2015-03-19 18:56
12-15 hours left!
Be careful!
RE: Total Solar Eclipse 2015 - Jimmy - 2015-03-19 19:10
http://illvet.se/solformorkelse Countdown just se link you can se it at right
sorry its swedish yes.
RE: Total Solar Eclipse 2015 - Chuck - 2015-03-20 08:26
Nothing but fog here. However, BBC1 is broadcasting live from an aircraft. I guess all from the UK may have access to the BBC-web-player. Thanks to my own dish, I can upload the raw mpeg stream to my PC at work or mobile