Thursday, March 19, 2015

March 20 residents of North Caucasus Federal District will see a solar eclipse – TVNZ

Today, the world will see a solar eclipse, which has already managed to get the name of the “Russian” – the best is a rare natural phenomenon will be seen in our country (with the exception of the Far East and Eastern Siberia).

Part of The moon will block the sun disk and the North Caucasus. But they see a total eclipse only Fererskih Islands and Svalbard.

– eclipse will begin at about 12.15 Moscow time and will last about two hours – up to 14.17, – said “KP” scientific secretary of the Special Astrophysical Observatory Elena Kasina. – According to the calculations, in Kislovodsk will close about 31 percent of the sun. On average, in the North Caucasus – about 35 percent of the maximum possible 37.

In the North Caucasus Federal District peak of the eclipse will have approximately 13.25. And after 14.20 the sky over the Caucasus will return to its usual form.

Important!

To see the eclipse, you need to use a light filter, dark glasses with a high level of protection or just to smoke a piece of glass and through him to look at the sun, but do it in fits and starts – after soot still permeates the harmful ultraviolet rays.

BTW

If the weather let you down, observe the solar eclipse will be broadcast on the Internet at the website of “Komsomolskaya Pravda».

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