On Thursday, much of the Northern Hemisphere will get to witness a solar eclipse. This particular event is what’s termed an annular eclipse, will see the Moon move across the face of our star but not completely block out the light coming from it. Instead, there will be just a thin sliver of brilliance left to shine around the Sun’s disc.
The eastern United States and northern Alaska, along with much of Canada, Greenland, and parts of Europe and Asia will get to experience the phenomenon.
Do not to try to look at the Sun with the naked eye, this can do severe damage. Anyone gazing skyward should only do so with the aid of protective viewing equipment, such as approved eclipse glasses or a pinhole projector.
The place which enjoys the greatest duration eclipse – at almost four minutes in length – is in the middle of the Nares Strait, the narrow channel that divides the Canadian archipelago from Greenland.
There’ll be few there, however, to see 90% of the Sun’s disc being blocked out. Perhaps only the odd walrus or two on an ice floe.
