US EditionPartial solar eclipse: Will it be visible in the Philadelphia area this weekend?
- A partial solar eclipse, where the moon only partially blocks the sun, will be visible this Saturday, March 29th, primarily for viewers in the Northeastern United States, Europe and western Africa.
- Partial solar eclipses occur because the moon, sun, and Earth are not perfectly aligned, resulting in the moon only blocking a portion of the sun, which will look like a crescent or a piece taken out of it.
- The eclipse will begin around 6:30 a.m. ET, reaching its maximum just before 7 a.m. ET, and ending shortly after, with NASA having published a list of start times by city, and the shadow of the eclipse moving from west to east due to the moon's orbital motion.
- Matthew Newby, an associate professor of physics at Temple University, stated that those with the best view, likely in regions north of the U.S. Such as northeastern Canada and Greenland, may see up to 90% of the sun covered, while Maine is expected to experience 80% coverage, New Hampshire about 50%, and New York about 30%.
- Because looking directly at the sun, even during a partial eclipse, can cause permanent vision damage or blindness, it is crucial to use safe solar viewing glasses, as Matthew Newby and Lujendra Ojha both warn that the presence of an eclipse gives people a reason to look at the sun, increasing the likelihood of cases of injured corneas, and NASA advises on proper eye protection.
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Cities where you can look at the Solar Eclipse in the United States this March 29
Two weeks after the total lunar eclipse that could be observed at different points on Earth, next Saturday, March 29, a new partial solar eclipse will be seen in several cities of the United States. It is an astronomical phenomenon caused by the passage of the Moon in front of the Sun, which will result in the projection of a shadow over a wide strip of the northern hemisphere.According to BBC Science Focus, a partial solar eclipse occurs when t…
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