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A total solar eclipse will happen next week when the Moon will completely cover the Sun while passing in front of it. Set to happen between 9.13 PM IST on April 8 and 2.22 AM IST on April 9, a total eclipse will only be visible in parts of the United States, Mexico and Canada.
But there are other regions that will see at least a partial eclipse, according to In the Sky. This includes parts of some Caribbean countries, Colombia, Venezuela, Spain, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Portugal, and Iceland. Unfortunately, there will be no eclipse visible to anyone in India or even in Asia.
Total eclipse will be visible in the parts of the world that will pass through the Moon’s umbra or the dark part of its shadow.The contours in the map below indicate where the eclipse will be visible. The thick red line at the centre shows the narrow path of the umbra and therefore, which parts of the world will see a total solar eclipse. The outer lines show where the Moon will be 80 per cent, 60 per cent, 40 per cent, and 20 per cent covered. The outermost line shows which regions in the world will have atleast one part of the Moon covered.
If you don’t live in one of the parts of the world where the eclipse is visible, don’t worry, you are not completely out of luck. You can still watch a live stream of the eclipse like the one below.
The live stream above is from NASA and it will be live from 10.30 PM IST on April 8 to 1.30 AM IST on April 9. The livestream will feature telescope views of the eclipse from several sites in its path along with conversations with experts from NASA and elsewhere.
The above live stream is hosted by the McDonald Observatory in Texas and will also feature views from Lake Buchanan and Irving, both in the same American state. The live stream will also have telescope views from other locations.
