This Friday, 20 March 2015, the moon will completely cover the disk of the sun, creating a total solar eclipse that only a very small part of the world will see.
The total solar eclipse will be visible from the far northern regions of Europe and the Arctic: the Faroe Islands and Svalbard. A partial eclipse, however, can be seen across Europe, northern Africa and much of northern Asia. Visit Eclipsewise to find local eclipse times in Europe and in the Atlantic, Africa and Asia (time is given in UTC).
If Friday is a cloudy day or you live outside the eclipse range, you can also watch the solar eclipse online, broadcasted live from the Faroe Islands on Slooh.com, starting at 08:30 UTC.
In preparation for the event, you can organise solar eclipse activities with kids: Check out our activities Creating Eclipses in the Classroom, and the Universe in a Box activity 2.6.
Some of us at the International Office will be running UNAWE activities during the Solar Eclipse: Tibisay is in Leiden, the Netherlands for an event at the Old Observatory and Pedro is in Reykjavik, Iceland to support UNAWE Iceland running teacher training workshops and activities with children.
Remember to be very careful when viewing the eclipse. Never look at the sun without special protection, because it can result in permanent eye damage. Most observatories will distribute or sell special eclipse viewing glasses, so make sure you get one before the 20th!
To members of our network: Are you hosting an eclipse event this week? Comment on Facebook or let us know in an email to info@unawe.org with the subject “Solar eclipse event 2015”!
Image credit: Jaap Vreeling, NOVA
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