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Even those who are not in the USA can admire the total solar eclipse on April 8th - thanks to live streams. Someone has a special perspective.
USA - When the total solar eclipse passes over parts of Canada, the USA and Mexico on April 8, millions of people will be in the path of totality and will be able to admire the rare celestial event. To observe a total solar eclipse, you no longer need to be on the continent where the celestial spectacle is taking place - an internet connection is sufficient.
Various live streams want to show the solar eclipse on April 8th live on the Internet. An overview of when and where you can view the rare event if you're not in the 120-mile (197-kilometer) narrow path of totality in Canada, the U.S. or Mexico.
NASA will show the total solar eclipse on April 8th in a live stream
A total solar eclipse is a rare and impressive celestial spectacle. (Archive image) © imago images/Xinhua
The first point of contact when it comes to space in the USA is the space agency NASA. It also shows the total solar eclipse in the live stream. Live views of the Sun from various locations on the path of totality are planned. There should also be comments and explanations from experts. NASA will publish its live stream of the total solar eclipse on April 8th from 7 p.m. (CEST) on YouTube and will also show it via its own streaming portal Nasa+.
The portal
timeanddate.com
will also show the solar eclipse in a live stream and will take care of classifications and explanations from experts. The live stream is scheduled to start at 6:30 p.m. The US science museum
Exploratorium
also offers various live streams of the sun on the day of the total solar eclipse ; the streams are scheduled to start between 7 p.m. and 7:45 p.m.
Very special solar eclipse live stream comes from the stratosphere
A European live stream of the total solar eclipse comes from the “Virtual Telescope Project” in Italy, but will show the celestial spectacle from the USA with the help of several astrophotographers. This live stream of the solar eclipse is also scheduled to begin at 7 p.m.
The University of Maine has planned a very special solar eclipse livestream. A team participating in the Eclipse Ballooning Project wants to stream the solar eclipse from a very special observation point: the stratosphere. There are other live streams from the project, in which participants send balloons into the stratosphere to collect scientific data during the solar eclipse, that promise unique insights.
Waiting for the total solar eclipse - protective glasses are unavoidable if you don't want to endanger your eyesight. (Archive image) © imago/Enters
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When and where you can see the total solar eclipse on April 8th on live stream and TV
The “Great American Eclipse”, as the total solar eclipse is often called in the USA, begins at 5.42 p.m. when the full moon “touches” the sun’s disk for the first time and lasts until 10.52 p.m. (CEST) when the moon “leaves” the sun again. . Totality begins at 6:38 p.m. over the Pacific and gradually moves over Mexico, the USA, Canada and Newfoundland. The total solar eclipse ends at 9:55 p.m.
phase of the solar eclipse |
Time (CEST) |
|---|---|
Start of the partial solar eclipse |
5:42 p.m |
Beginning of the total solar eclipse |
6:38 p.m |
maximum darkening of the sun |
8:17 p.m |
End of the total solar eclipse |
9:55 p.m |
End of the partial solar eclipse |
10:52 p.m |
Source: timeanddate.com |
Even though the total phase of the solar eclipse lasts more than three hours globally, each observation location in the path of totality only sees the sun eclipsed for a few minutes. The total solar eclipse will peak at 8:17 p.m. near Nazas, Durango in Mexico. There the sun is darkened for 4 minutes and 29 seconds. However, live streams make it possible to enjoy the peak of the eclipse multiple times or for longer periods at a time using cameras at different locations along the path of totality.
A total solar eclipse begins partially (below). After totality (middle), it becomes a partial solar eclipse again (top). (Archive image) © imago/Shotshop
Total solar eclipse: Germany will have to be patient for many more years
Since the total solar eclipse on April 8th cannot be seen in the sky in Germany, the live stream offers come from English-speaking countries. However, one can assume that television stations in Germany will also occasionally switch to the solar eclipse in the USA and show it. Astronomy clubs or planetariums may also offer local events - such as the Zeiß Large Planetarium in Berlin, which wants to show the “Sofi” in the large planetarium dome and combine it with expert commentary.
It will be many years before a total solar eclipse can be seen again in Germany: it will not be until September 3, 2081 that the rare celestial spectacle can be admired again in the sky over Germany. The last time a total solar eclipse took place over Germany was on August 11, 1999. The next solar eclipse that can be seen in the sky from Germany will take place in just under a year: on March 29, 2025, the full moon will only partially eclipse the sun - but the partial solar eclipse can at least be observed in this country.
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