Solar eclipse of Monday 21 August 2017

2017-08-21 09:00:00 | | source: Algarve24

Only those in the Portuguese Azores archipelago will see the eclipse from beginning to the end

solar eclipse nw europe

In northwestern Europe, the eclipse will only be visible partially, in the evening or at sunset.

Only those in Iceland, Ireland, Northern Ireland, Scotland and the Portuguese Azores archipelago will see the eclipse from beginning to end.

In the rest of the UK, Norway, the Netherlands, Belgium, France, Spain and Portugal, sunset will occur before the end of the eclipse. In Germany, the beginning of the eclipse will be potentially visible just at sunset only in the extreme northwest of the country. In all regions further to the east the eclipse will not be visible.

A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby totally or partly obscuring the image of the sun for a viewer on Earth. A total solar eclipse occurs when the moon's apparent diameter is larger than the sun's, blocking all direct sunlight, turning day into darkness. Totality occurs in a narrow path across Earth's surface, with the partial solar eclipse visible over a surrounding region thousands of kilometers wide.

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