On Tuesday, October 25, 2022’s second and final solar eclipse will come to Eurasia. Here’s how and … [+]
Where will you watch the partial solar eclipse? On Tuesday, October 25, 2022’s second and final solar eclipse will come to Eurasia.
Europe, Greenland, Russia, northern Africa. the Middle East, central Asia and India will all see something of a partial solar eclipse with as much as 82% of the Sun being blocked by the Moon.
However, not only are clear skies uncertain at this time of year in most of that region, but this is a solar eclipse that will not be observable at all in North America, South America, Asia or Asia Pacific.
For many, the only way to see any of this astronomical event will be online.
Here are a selection of the best, most reliable livestream sites that have already advertised their intention to live stream the partial solar eclipse online:
1. Timeanddate.com, Norway/across Eurasia
When: 09:30 a.m. BST (04:30 EDT)
One of the most reliable and trustworthy sources of live eclipse streams is Timeanddate.com, which will be sending its mobile observatory to the northern edge of Europe. The exact location will be decided last minute according to both clear weather and the maximum eclipse possible.
There are likely to be multiple streams from around Eurasia, though from the website’s home patch of Stavanger, Norway first contact (partial solar eclipse begins) will be at 11:03 a.m. CEST (05:03 a.m. EDT), with maximum eclipse (greatest amount of Sun hidden) of 32% at 12:03 a.m. CEST (06:03 a.m. EDT) and the eclipse ending at 13:06 a.m CEST (07:03 a.m. EDT).
2. Royal Observatory Greenwich, London, U.K.
When: 10:05 a.m. BST (05:05 a.m. EDT)
Astronomers Jake Foster at the Royal Observatory Greenwich in London will be streaming telescope footage of the partial solar eclipse from its state-of-the-art Annie Maunder Astrographic Telescope, a suite of instruments that includes a dedicated H-alpha solar telescope.
From London first contact (partial solar eclipse begins) will be at 10:08 a.m. BST (05:08 a.m. EDT), with maximum eclipse (greatest amount of Sun hidden) of 15% at 10:59 a.m. (05:59 a.m. EDT) and the eclipse ending at 11:51 a.m BST (06:51 a.m. EDT).
A partial eclipse of the sun visible next to a statue of the Vatican on March 20, 2015 in Rome.
The Virtual Telescope Project, Rome, Italy
When: 09:00 UTC (05:00 a.m EDT)
Astronomers Gianluca Masi of the XXXX in Rome, Italy will be streaming telescope footage of the partial solar eclipse.
From Rome first contact (partial solar eclipse begins) will be at 11:25 a.m. CEST (05:25 a.m EDT), with maximum eclipse (greatest amount of Sun hidden) of 15% at 12:21 p.m. CEST (06:21 a.m. EDT) and the eclipse ending at 13:19 p.m. CEST (07:17 a.m. EDT).
What will happen during the solar eclipse?
Over the course of a couple of hours the New Moon—which will be completely invisible—approaches the Sun and takes a bite out of it. That bite gets larger, peaks, then the Moon retreats, eventually leaving the Sun’s disk whole again.
It’s a treat to see that first bite, and also the moments just before the end of the eclipse, but the key moment doing a partial solar eclipse is at peak eclipse when the biggest amount of the Sun is covered by the Moon.
Disclaimer: I am the editor of WhenIsTheNextEclipse.com and author of The Complete Guide To The Great North American Eclipse of April 8, 2024.
Wishing you clear skies and wide eyes.
