On Thursday , June 10 , 2021 citizenry across Canada , Greenland , the Arctic , and Russia will be regale to an extra specialannular occultation of the Sun . In this type of occultation , the Moon does n’t fully extend the solar disc , making the Sun count like it has a tintinnabulation of fire . If you ’re not in those areas , do n’t occupy , a fond solar occultation will be visible across eastern North America , most of Europe , Russia , Mongolia , and even China .
The occultation will last about 2 hour in each location with the almost totality seeable for a few minutes roughly 1 hour into the spectacle . The longest duration of the " ring of fire " will be along the northwest coast of Greenland near the Naires Stari where the eclipse will last for about 3 minutes and 51 seconds . NASA has aninteractive timing mapfor the path of totality ( when the maximal amount of Sun will be covered ) , so you’re able to plan your viewing .
For those lucky enough to be in one of the regions where the occultation will be visibleremember to be safeif you need to watch the cosmic show unfold and remain whole . The Sun , even during an occultation , can easily damage your eye , so for Sagan ’s sake use appropriate solar glasses ( not sunglasses ) , and/or binoculars and scope with the ripe filters .
If you have none of those , you could still builda solar scopethat will allow you to see the eclipse stretch out without damaging your centre . If you are planning to purchase glasses , ensure that they have the ISO 12312 - 2 stamp , the lenses are not scratched , and they have the link details of the manufacturer on them .
No matter how dark your shades are they are not enough to protect you from looking direct at the Sun , even if partially obscure by the Moon . The same advice goes for anything with lens of the eye from binoculars to cameras all the way up to scope . Do not burn off your orb ! That ’s not an overstatement . The Sun through a telescope can quite easy cook your eyeball .
If you are not in the areas that will experience the occultation , worry not . There are a few way to follow the eclipse online . For the partial occultation and expert comment , the Royal Observatory of Greenwich in London is doing a live stream onits TV channel .
you may also correspond out the livestream curated by theVirtual Telescope Projectshowing the annular solar eclipse as it happen , below .
