On October 25, 2022 a partial solar eclipse will take place in Austria. The moon moves between the earth and the sun. Only in three years will there be another opportunity to experience a solar eclipse.
AUSTRIA. During the partial solar eclipse on October 25, 2022, the new moon will move in front of the solar disk in time for the lunch break and will cover around 41 percent of its surface. The exact times and the exact degree of the eclipse vary slightly, even within Austria.
At new moon, the moon is close to the sun as seen from Earth. On average, twice a year, the Earth’s satellite at least partially covers the sun’s disk and a solar eclipse occurs. However, this cannot be seen everywhere on earth. The upcoming solar eclipse can be observed from practically all of Europe, it is partial everywhere and annular or total nowhere in the world.
course of the solar eclipse
In Vienna, the partial solar eclipse begins at 11:15 a.m. The moon comes from the top right and moves to the bottom left. Maximum coverage will be reached at 12:20 p.m. The surface of the sun’s disk is then about 30 percent eclipsed, measured by the diameter it is 41 percent. At 1:26 p.m., the sky spectacle is over after a total of two hours and eleven minutes. The exact times and the exact degree of the eclipse vary slightly within Austria. Provided the weather is good, the eclipse can be seen in full throughout Austria, as Alexander Pikhard from the Vienna Working Group for Astronomy (WAA) explained to the APA.
Only with special glasses
Special glasses for the eyes are mandatory here, otherwise in the worst case there is a risk of blindness, even with a partial solar eclipse. Sunglasses also offer insufficient protection. Opticians or specialist shops for astronomy offer special cardboard glasses with protective films, usually in the range of 3 to 5 euros. Pikhard warns against using “home remedies” such as rescue blankets, soot-blackened glasses, CDs or similar. If you want to observe with binoculars or a telescope, a solar filter film must be used in front of the telescope’s opening.
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