A partial solar eclipse can also be observed in Romania – it started earliest in the northwest of the country, at 12:20 p.m., and the latest in the southeast, at 12:28 p.m. The phenomenon can be observed only with the help of special filters: a very dark welding filter or a Mylar filter.

The phenomenon can be observed from the entire territory of our country, the coverage of the Sun is from 33 to 44%. The areas where coverage will be higher are in the northeast of the country, with coverage of 44%.

For Bucharest, the maximum is at 13:38 with 38% coverage, and for the rest of the country, the maximum is 10 minutes earlier or later.

The duration of the phenomenon depends on the percentage of coverage of the Sun. It takes 2 hours 18 minutes in the northwest and 2 hours 26 minutes in the northeast.

From 12:00 to 15:00, a session dedicated to astronomical observations of the eclipse is also organized in the courtyard of the Romanian Academy.

How to observe a solar eclipse

Eclipses can be observed without astronomical instruments. You can safely look at the Sun using a very dark green welding filter. The best filter is Mylar, which can be found at specialty astronomy stores.

Eclipse glasses can also be used, but not sunglasses. Look at the Sun every 5 minutes and you will see the edge of the Moon touch its disk. Maximum coverage will be reached during peak hours.

Those with an astronomical instrument should be very careful when observing the eclipse.

You can use another safe method — projection. Behind the binoculars or telescope, near the eyepiece, place a piece of white cardboard or a white sheet. The disk of the Sun will be projected onto a sheet where several viewers will be able to observe the eclipse at once. When using the projection method, the filter will not be used. The projection can be made through binoculars or a telescope, the Astronomical Observatory reports.

This is the second partial eclipse of 2022. The first was on April 30, but it was not visible from Europe.

A total eclipse in Romania will not be observed until 2081, but in the 15th century three total eclipses could be observed in nine years!