‘Eclipse definitely see in Amsterdam – Parool.nl

19-03-15 11:02 pm – Source: Het Parool

The full eclipse will not be visible from Amsterdam. Friday we see a big bite out of the sun. © anp

Tomorrow something special happens, the moon moves to the sun through a solar eclipse. Is this unusual natural phenomenon also seen in Amsterdam, or not?

‘Sit in the Vondelpark, or on a terrace. If the very foggy is you can stand the best on a tall building to see the good ‘

Sebastiaan de Vet, planet researcher

View Eclipse Artis

Tomorrow you can Artis from nine looking at the eclipse. There are set up telescopes to view the solar eclipse and the Planetarium, you can follow the total solar eclipse from from the Faroe Islands and Spitsbergen.

10:37 is the sun for 81 percent obscured in the Netherlands. According Reinier van den Berg MeteoGroup, the eclipse will certainly be visible in the city. “There is a lot of clouds on the west of the country, but it is low clouds. And since the eclipse lasts more than two hours, from nine-thirty until a quarter to twelve, Amsterdam will certainly be able to see more than fifty percent of the time.

Watch in Amsterdam
And what is a good place to view the eclipse in Amsterdam? According Sebastiaan de Vet, planet researcher at the University of Amsterdam, it’s fun to watch the eclipse from the Vondelpark or on a terrace, so you can take the time for good. “But if it’s very foggy it is best to stand on a tall building to view it properly.”

Hans Kostense of Volkssterrenwacht Amsterdam has other favorite spots. According to him, you have the best view at the Westergasfabriek, at around farm or from the Kinseldam at Durgerdam. “You can then look very far. But in principle, if you see the sun, you can also see the eclipse. ”

The Bold and Kostense recommend both on an eclipse glasses do if you look at the eclipse. The Bold: “It is extremely harmful if you look to the naked eye at the eclipse. You should also look at using a CD or your sunglasses. With an eclipse glasses sunlight is completely filtered and touch your eyes not damaged. ”

Special
According UvA researcher The Fat is the eclipse very special. “It is the greatest eclipse since 1999. Only then walked the path where the sun is completely obscured over Europe, now he is particularly across the Atlantic. An eclipse of one hundred percent tomorrow only seen on the Faroe Islands and Spitsbergen. You have people who go there than to travel, but I’m not. ”

addictive
“One of my colleagues has traveled to Svalbard to see the full eclipse, ‘says Kostense. “It almost seems to be addictive, if you want to see it more often seen it once. I hope it is clear, otherwise he is nothing there. “

Bring the Vet will view the eclipse from the observatory in Utrecht. Kostense plans to watch from his balcony. “I have a garden on the southeast, so I can see awfully good from there.” The next big solar eclipse is again only in 2026.

(By: Eve Segaar).