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Asked by Tash771 to Samuel, Richard, Nikolai on 16 Mar 2015.
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Samuel Ellis answered on 16 Mar 2015:
Solar eclipses are actually pretty simple. They are just when everything lines up just right so that the moon as it orbits the Earth goes perfectly in front of the sun, blocking part of the light for a few minutes. Even so, remember not to look straight at it because the light around the edges is still enough to damage your eyes!
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Richard Simons answered on 16 Mar 2015:
I’m really excited about Friday, though unfortunately it’s not the FIRST solar eclipse, though it’s likely to be the first that you’ll be able to remember, the last one in the UK was August 11th 1999.
A solar eclipse occurs when the earth, moon and sun align so that the moon blocks out some of the sun’s light that would otherwise hit the earth.
This will be a partial eclipse over the UK, with areas of total eclipse somewhere between the north of the UK and Iceland. Be sure to listen to your teachers if you go out and see it and don’t look directly at it without eclipse glasses
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Nikolai Adamski answered on 16 Mar 2015:
As Sam says, it is quite simple and happens every now and then when the moon lines up with sun, blocking most of the light (but not all!) that would normally reach earth.
Here’s a link to a website looking at eclipses (both solar and lunar eclipses).
http://astro.ukho.gov.uk/eclipse/0112015/And as Sam said:
Do NOT look at an eclipse without proper eye protection: There is still enough light/energy left to seriously damage your eyes!
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Tash771 commented on :
Ok! I think I won’t look at the eclipse then with out my eye protection!!