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On July 22nd, 2009, a solar eclipse will be viewable over the greater part of the Eastern hemisphere (unfortunately, this excludes our American friends and probably most of Australia as well 🙁 ).In Tokyo, it looks like there will be a partial eclipse taking place from approximately 09:55! I’m pretty excited about this since I’ve never had the chance to observe any kind of eclipse, and according to Wikipedia, this will be the longest lasting total eclipse this century, going up to 6mins and 39s.
Here is a link to the Japan information page
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Here is a link to the NASA information (a wealth of information is present there), and I’ve pasted some warnings that people should keep in mind:
It is never safe to look at a partial or
annular eclipse, or the partial phases of a total solar eclipse,
without the proper equipment and techniques. Even when 99%
of the Sun’s surface (the photosphere) is obscured during the
partial phases of a solar eclipse, the remaining crescent Sun
is still intense enough to cause a retinal burn, even though
illumination levels are comparable to twilight
It IS safe to look at the sun once it has been totally obscured (unfortunately, not happening in Tokyo). As for me, I may try to see if I can find some “aluminized polyester” or (if I can get them small and cheap) #14 welder’s glasses.
To those of you that have the luck to see this incredible event, happy viewing! 🙂
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