According to new information from the Icelandic Met Office the total solar eclipse taking place tomorrow morning will be visible in most parts of the country, despite the cloudy forecast.
In Iceland the event will occur as a near total eclipse and will last two hours, beginning at 08.38 am, when the Moon touches the Sun’s edge. The maximum eclipse will occur an hour later, at 09.37 am.
Read more: 52 thousand school children receive eclipse glasses to view the solar eclipse next week
A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between the Earth and the Sun and by that, casting a shadow on the Earth. It’s a rare event and last happened in Iceland in 1954.
Four cruise ships, with around 4,000 people on board, docked Reykjavík harbour yesterday, as a part of a special Northern Lights cruise.
Never look directly at a solar eclipse
Looking at a solar eclipse can be dangerous to one’s eyesight and ophthalmologists strongly advise against looking directly at the sun without proper protection – the simplest and easiest way is to watch the eclipse through special eclipse glasses.
While eclipse glasses have long sold out, one can easily observe the eclipse through a home-made pinhole projector. To make one, punch a small hole in the centre of a white card (no more than 4mm across). Tilt the card with the hole towards the Sun and use it to project an image of the eclipse onto another card.
Never look directly at the Sun through sunglasses, binoculars, telescope or a camera – they will not protect your eyes from damage.
According to new information from the Icelandic Met Office the total solar eclipse taking place tomorrow morning will be visible in most parts of the country, despite the cloudy forecast.
In Iceland the event will occur as a near total eclipse and will last two hours, beginning at 08.38 am, when the Moon touches the Sun’s edge. The maximum eclipse will occur an hour later, at 09.37 am.
Read more: 52 thousand school children receive eclipse glasses to view the solar eclipse next week
A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between the Earth and the Sun and by that, casting a shadow on the Earth. It’s a rare event and last happened in Iceland in 1954.
Four cruise ships, with around 4,000 people on board, docked Reykjavík harbour yesterday, as a part of a special Northern Lights cruise.
Never look directly at a solar eclipse
Looking at a solar eclipse can be dangerous to one’s eyesight and ophthalmologists strongly advise against looking directly at the sun without proper protection – the simplest and easiest way is to watch the eclipse through special eclipse glasses.
While eclipse glasses have long sold out, one can easily observe the eclipse through a home-made pinhole projector. To make one, punch a small hole in the centre of a white card (no more than 4mm across). Tilt the card with the hole towards the Sun and use it to project an image of the eclipse onto another card.
Never look directly at the Sun through sunglasses, binoculars, telescope or a camera – they will not protect your eyes from damage.
