Solar eclipse 2022: how to watch it from America
'28.04.2022'
Nadezhda Verbitskaya
The first solar eclipse of 2022 will occur this week in parts of the Southern Hemisphere. Here's how to watch the event live online from other parts of the world, shares Space.com
On April 30, a partial solar eclipse will be visible in some places over Antarctica, South America, as well as over the Pacific and Atlantic oceans. Since US residents will not be able to see the partial solar eclipse in person, they will have the opportunity to watch the live broadcast of the celestial event online.
The partial solar eclipse on April 30, 2022 will begin at 14:45 pm ET (18:45 pm GMT). It will reach its maximum in a couple of hours, at 16:41 pm ET (20:41 GMT). And the eclipse will end at 18:37 ET (22:37 GMT).
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A solar eclipse happens when the Moon passes between the Earth and the Sun and partially obscures it. The eclipse gives the luminary the shape of a crescent, as if a “piece” had been torn from the sun. The portion of the sun obscured by the Moon varies depending on the location of the observer. According to NASA, a maximum of 64% of the solar disk will be obscured by the Moon as viewed from the southern tip of South America.
For those unable to see it in person, a live stream of the eclipse will be available to watch online.
YouTube channel Gyaan ki gareebi Live will begin broadcasting the partial solar eclipse at 13:45 ET (17:45 GMT).
Gyaan ki gareebi is an Indian YouTube streamer who streams full moons, rocket launches and other space events live. Their celestial event webcast is expected to run throughout the solar eclipse on April 30, from start to finish.
The eclipse on April 30 will be the first of two partial solar eclipses in 2022.
The second will occur on October 25, after which we won't see a solar eclipse until 2023. However, a total lunar eclipse follows a partial solar eclipse this month. It can be seen just two weeks later, on May 16th.
This week's eclipse coincides with April's second new moon, also known as the Black Moon. As a rule, the new moon occurs only once a month, when the side facing the Earth is completely hidden by the shadow. However, April began with a new moon on April 1, which predetermined April 30 as the second new moon of the month.
