Partial solar eclipse: All you need to know
- A partial solar eclipse will soon be visible across the Northern Hemisphere
- The solar eclipse will last several hours and be visible in a number of countries
- Partial or total solar eclipses will also be visible in certain locations soon in 2019
Stargazers in parts of the Northern Hemisphere will soon be treated to a partial solar eclipse soon.
The solar eclipse will be visible from a number of countries and offer millions of people the chance to glimpse the unique astronomical event.
Here’s all you need to know about the upcoming partial solar eclipse, including what a solar eclipse is, when it will occur, where it will be visible from, if it will ever reach totality and when the next solar eclipses will occur.
The partial solar eclipse will soon be visible in several countries in the Northern Hemisphere
What is a solar eclipse?
A solar eclipse occurs when the sun is partially or fully obscured by the moon from the Earth’s vantage point on a temporary basis, causing the moon to cast a shadow onto Earth.
When will the solar eclipse happen?
The eclipse will occur on Saturday, August 11.
The eclipse will last for roughly three hours and 30 minutes, lasting from about 9:02am BST to 12:30pm BST.
Where will the solar eclipse be visible?
The upcoming solar eclipse will be visible only in the Northern Hemisphere, specifically in northern Canada, Greenland, Northern Europe, Russia and parts of Northeast Asia.
Will this solar eclipse reach totality?
No. In partial solar eclipses, the moon obscures only a portion of the sun when viewed from Earth.
The last total eclipse to occur was the solar eclipse of August 21, 2017, which passed across the continental United States and drew millions of onlookers.
When are the next solar eclipses?
The next partial solar eclipse will occur on January 6, 2019, which will peak across the North Pacific and Northeast Asia.
For the next total solar eclipse, stargazers will have to wait a bit longer until July 2, 2019 when one will be visible across southern South America and the South Pacific.
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