Partial sunbluvi today 29 March: where you can see in Italy and the advice to observe it safely

Unfortunately, the weather conditions are not favorable, but for those who today March 29, in Italy, they will have managed to see a little peaceful sky there was also a show to admire. Around 11.30 in the morning the sun began to be darkened by the moon. The peak occurred at 12.00. It is a partial solar eclipse which has been visible by many places in the world, including our country.

If Scandinavia and Canada were able to fully enjoy the show, here in Italy The maximum visibility was obtained in the regions of the North Westwhere the sun was obscured up to about 12 percent. On the Timeandadate website It is possible to monitor the areas most affected by the phenomenon: Italy, as shown in the map below, is in the extreme « suburbs ».

The partial solar eclipse occurs when The moon interprets between the earth and our star, However, it is not completely covered. The album is therefore « bordered ». While in the case of total solar eclipses, Much rare, our satellite completely covers the sun, also obscuring the sky. In our eyes only the sun crown remains visible, or the external atmosphere of the sun. There is also a third type of solar eclipse, or that annularwhich occurs when the moon is further away from the earth and cannot completely cover the sun, leaving visible then only a bright « ring ».

An important thing to remember, when it comes to solar exclins, is that It is absolutely not recommended to admire it to the naked eye. The senseless light of the sun can damage the retina, also causing serious vision problems. Despite the cloudy sky, if you want to try to grasp our « bitten » star from the moon, the advice is to have itself dedicated glasseswhich filter sunlight. Alternatively it is possible to use A glass for welding masks (at least of grade 14) or a telescope or binocopo with sunscreen. Or they can be followed the various direct ones who are organizing themselves: the INAF (National Institute of Astro Physical) organized one Starting from 11.15 using the various telescopes of its locations. Also the Timeandate site He has a streaming, to see it from the best points of the globe.