How to watch the last solar eclipse of 2022 free online (Oct. 25)
On Tuesday (October 25), Earth will experience a partial solar eclipse that will be visible from parts of Europe, western Asia and northeast Africa. Skywatchers in other parts of the world, such as B. USA may miss this event in person but they can watch it live online for free.
The partial solar eclipse begins at 4:58 a.m. EDT (0858 GMT) on October 25, as the Moon passes in front of the Sun, and ends at approximately 9:01 a.m. EDT (1301 GMT).
The Virtual Telescope Project 2.0 will allow astronomy enthusiasts to watch the October 25 partial solar eclipse from the comfort of their home (or office). The eclipse will be filmed from Rome, Italy, and can be live streamed online for free here (opens in new tab).
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The Time and Date website’s mobile observatory team will also live stream the partial solar eclipse and the coverage will be available on its YouTube channel (opens in new tab).
Solar eclipses occur when the moon slides between the earth and the sun, casting a shadow on the planet and blocking some or all of the sunlight. The October 25 partial eclipse will be the second partial eclipse of 2022, with the last occurring on April 30 and sweeping across the southeast Pacific and southern South America.
Neither partial solar eclipses nor total solar eclipses are ever visible from all parts of the earth. That’s because the moon is much smaller than Earth and its shadow is only a few hundred kilometers wide, meaning it can only fall on part of the planet’s surface at a time.
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The maximum covering the solar disk on October 25 is 82% at a location known as the “point of central solar eclipse.” This is the place on Earth where an imaginary line connecting the center of the Sun and the center of the Moon meets the surface of our planet.
During the solar eclipse on October 25, the point of the central solar eclipse is at the North Pole. As you move from here, regions farther from this point will see less and less of the eclipsed solar disc. In Russia, 80% of the sun will be eclipsed, with this shady region dropping to 70% in China, 63% in Norway and 62% in Finland.
This eclipse will not be a total eclipse anywhere on earth as during the event the moon and sun will not be perfectly aligned hence the moon will not fully cover the sun anywhere on earth.
This means the sun appears as if a monstrous bite has been taken from it, a great image in the run-up to Halloween.
If skywatchers miss this opportunity to view the partial eclipse either in person or online, they should set a reminder for April 20, 2023, when the next total eclipse occurs.
Editor’s note: If you can get a good photo of the partial solar eclipse and want to share it with Space.com readers, send your photos, comments, and your name and location to [email protected].
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