On the evening of August 12, millions of people in Europe raised their eyes to the sky to watch one of the most spectacular solar eclipses in recent years. The Moon passed in front of the Sun, partially or completely covering it, depending on the location of the observers.

In Albania, the phenomenon was only partially seen. The sun was near the horizon during the eclipse phase, making the observation shorter and more difficult. However, where the sky was clear, the silhouette of the Moon covering part of the solar disk was clearly visible.

The view was much more spectacular in Britain, where in most of the country the Moon covered more than 90 per cent of the Sun. In Cornwall, coverage reached around 95 per cent. Large crowds gathered in different parts of the country, despite the fact that in some areas the clouds obstructed the view.

But the peak of the spectacle was in the area of ​​totality. In parts of Spain, Iceland and Greenland, the Sun was completely covered. In less than two minutes, daylight faded dramatically and the sky was plunged into darkness.

At that moment the solar corona, the Sun’s outer atmosphere, appeared, while the most careful observers could also make out protuberances, structures of hot gas extending from the solar surface.

In many areas of Spain, crowds erupted in cheers and applause as soon as it began. totality.

A total eclipse can occur somewhere on Earth approximately every 18 months, but the chance that a particular location will experience it is much smaller. For this reason, such events are considered among the rarest astronomical spectacles that a person can see in a lifetime.

For Albania, another important eclipse will come on September 3, 2081. Even then, the phenomenon will not be total in the Albanian territory, but it is expected to be very pronounced, with about 90 percent of the Sun covered in some areas.

Totality will be visible in other parts of the region, including Serbia. Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia and Romania.

So for those who watched it on August 12, even partially from Albania, the eclipse remained a rare reminder of how spectacular the sky can become when the Earth, Moon and Sun line up at the right moment. tesheshi.com

Source: prizrenpost