Solar eclipse of October 2022: date, time, place and how you can see it

(CNN Spanish) — On October 25, 2022, some regions of the world will be able to enjoy a partial solar eclipse for a few minutes. According to the Almanac site, the phenomenon will only be accessible to the inhabitants of Greenland, Iceland, Europe, northeast Africa, the Middle East, western Asia, India and western China. The lunar eclipse, seen from a unique perspective: space In Spain, the National Geographic Institute reports that the eclipse will be visible on the morning of October 25 from the northeast of the country, and that it will be “of very low magnitude.” “In Spain it will reach a maximum magnitude of 0.12 in Gerona, 0.10 in Barcelona and below 0.10 in the rest of Catalonia, Aragon, Comunidad Foral de Navarra, País Vasco, La Rioja, Cantabria, Principado de Asturias. , north of Castilla y León, north of the Valencian Community and the Balearic Islands”, he adds. (Magnitude is the fraction of the solar diameter occulted by the Moon, which is not the same as the fraction of area occulted.) In addition, the National Geographic Institute of Spain reports that the phenomenon will begin in the Atlantic Ocean, at a latitude of +66º, near the coast of Iceland, and will end in the Indian Ocean, at a latitude of +17º. Its total duration will be 244 minutes, the equivalent of just over 4 hours. “The maximum of the eclipse will occur at 11:00 UTC north of Nizhnevartovsk, in the Russian autonomous district of Khanty-Mansi. At that time the magnitude of the eclipse will be 0.86,” he explains. Recommendations to enjoy it Those who want to enjoy this phenomenon should remember that the Sun should never be observed directly, with the naked eye or with sunglasses. This is particularly important during a partial eclipse like the one we will have on October 25, because the Sun is never completely covered by the Moon. Therefore, looking at it without safe and adequate protection can damage the eyes. Nor should the Sun be observed with devices (cameras, videos) or instruments (telescopes, binoculars) that are not prepared for it and that do not have the corresponding solar filters. Students at the Broeders School observe a partial solar eclipse, in Roeselare, Belgium, on June 10, 2021. (Credit KURT DESPLENTER / BELGA / AFP) The safe way, specialized agencies report, is by using the filters that are known as eclipse lenses. With them, you can fully enjoy this astronomical phenomenon. Solar Eclipses “Solar eclipses occur only at the new moon phase, when the Moon is between the Earth and the Sun. During a solar eclipse, the Moon casts a shadow on Earth and blocks or partially blocks our view of the Sun,” explains NASA on its website about the phenomenon. Although solar eclipses occur with the same frequency as lunar eclipses, they are visible from such a small area of ​​​​Earth each time that it is much rarer to find one, adds NASA. From the point of view of the observer, partial solar eclipses are those in which the Moon does not completely cover the Sun from any point on Earth.