A partial solar eclipse will be clearly visible in France, with better observation in these places.
It is a rare celestial spectacle that awaits us in the sky, because it never occurs more than once or twice a year. A partial eclipse of the sun will be visible in France on Saturday March 29, showing a part of the sun hidden by the moon: between 9.9 % and 30 % of its surface will be plunged into the dark. The inhabitants of the different regions of France will not be housed in the same brand to observe it. And according to your observation city, the schedule differs.
Residents of north-west France will be the most advantaged to observe it, unlike those in the Southeast. Thus in Brest in Finistère, the sun will be hidden at 32.5% by the moon with a maximum of the eclipse provided for at 11:55 am (Paris time), while in Nice, the surface of the sun will only be masked at 9.9% with a maximum planned at 11:59 am (Paris time). Parisians will not be so badly lotis, because the sun will be hidden by the Moon up to 23.5% with a maximum planned at 12:03 pm (Paris time). Finally, in Bordeaux the blackout will be up to 22%, in Biarritz at 21.6%, in Perpignan up to 14.2%, in Dunkirk at 26.7%. In Strasbourg in the Grand Est, it will only be 16%…
Know that it is essential to be equipped with special eclipse glasses certified to observe a solar eclipse. They must imperatively carry the CE marking of conformity. We get them for a few euros for opticians, in pharmacies or in stores specializing in astronomical equipment. Indeed even if the temptation is great to raise your eyes to the sky, the exercise can be particularly dangerous: the ultraviolets and the infrared present in the sunlight cause significant damage to the retina. These burns are painless and their consequences did not appear until a few hours later in the form of headache and vision disorders.
If you don’t have special glasses on D -Day, everything is not lost. You can call on one of these rescue solutions: the first consists of an indirect observation of the astronomical phenomenon: it is enough to project the light of the eclipse on a clear surface like a sheet of paper or a wall by making it cross a cardboard pierced with a small hole, by means of a pin. You will be able to indirectly observe the phenomenon. The second is to go to one of the many astronomy clubs in France. Finally, if the sky is covered above you, know that the solar eclipse will be transmitted online, live and in replay on the YouTube channel of the Time and Date astronomy site.