The US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) stated that on Friday 20th March 2015, a total solar eclipse will occur across the far Northern regions of Europe and the Artic.
The longest duration of totality for this eclipse will be 2 minutes and 46 seconds as viewed off the coast of the Faroe Islands (Kingdom of Denmark) and Svalbard (Norway). This will mark the last total solar eclipse in Europe for over a decade.
Moreover, Total Solar Eclipses occur when the moon comes between the Sun and the Earth and casts the darkest part of its shadow (the umbra) on Earth. The darkest point of the eclipse is almost as dark as night.
Is this Eclipse visible in Manila?
The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said the eclipse will not visible to Manila, Philippines. Only those regions seeing at least a partial eclipse are Europe, North/East Asia, North/West Africa, West in North America, Atlantic, and Arctic.
The next total solar eclipse is on August 12, 2026.
News Reference(s): NASA
Image From: wikipedia
The longest duration of totality for this eclipse will be 2 minutes and 46 seconds as viewed off the coast of the Faroe Islands (Kingdom of Denmark) and Svalbard (Norway). This will mark the last total solar eclipse in Europe for over a decade.
Moreover, Total Solar Eclipses occur when the moon comes between the Sun and the Earth and casts the darkest part of its shadow (the umbra) on Earth. The darkest point of the eclipse is almost as dark as night.
Is this Eclipse visible in Manila?
The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said the eclipse will not visible to Manila, Philippines. Only those regions seeing at least a partial eclipse are Europe, North/East Asia, North/West Africa, West in North America, Atlantic, and Arctic.
The next total solar eclipse is on August 12, 2026.
News Reference(s): NASA
Image From: wikipedia
The US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) stated that on Friday 20th March 2015, a total solar eclipse will occur across the far Northern regions of Europe and the Artic.
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