Solar eclipse: March 20 2015.

Elmer Blooker

surely this is something to get excited about (well I think so!) very similar to the 1999 eclipse with over 90% of the sun obscured. You would need to go to Svalbard in the Arctic Ocean to get 100% totality though. All we need is the weather to cooperate, not much to ask for in Ireland!
http://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/in/ireland/dublin?iso=20150320
edit: by the way, eclipses of over 90% are very rare in Ireland, the next one is Aug 12 2026 and after the one after that will be witnessed by our grandchildren on Sept 23 2090.

mickmackey1

Elmer Blooker wrote: »

You would need to go to Svalbard in the Arctic Ocean to get 100% totality though.

And also from the Faroes:

http://www.visitfaroeislands.com/be-inspired/total-solar-eclipse-2015/

Pat Dunne

Elmer Blooker wrote: »

You would need to go to Svalbard in the Arctic Ocean to get 100% totality though.

I spent a short time in Svalbard, (Longyearbyen and Ny-Alesund) it is a stunningly beautiful place, however a cloud free day is truly a rare occurrence.

I recall the BBC TV Sky at Night team went there number of years ago and were blessed to catch a glimpse of that eclipse through the clouds.

If you do go, wrap up really really well, bring deep pockets and watch out for the Polar Bears

5U5pect

always wanted to go to svalbard, after reading about the panserbjørne

coylemj

For my money that March 2015 eclipse would be a bad bet on the grounds of weather, cost and remoteness. In contrast there is a total solar eclipse on August 21st 2017 which sweeps right through the continental USA from Oregon to Sth. Carolina (literally 'coast to coast') offering an multitude of options for travel and choice of observation points, many of them in or near large cities in the summer ......

http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/SEgoogle/SEgoogle2001/SE2017Aug21Tgoogle.html
http://www.skyandtelescope.com/astronomy-news/observing-news/americans-will-see-total-solar-eclipse-in-2017/
http://www.eclipse2017.org/eclipse2017_main.htm

mickmackey1

coylemj wrote: »

There is a total solar eclipse on August 21st 2017 which sweeps right through the continental USA from Oregon to Sth. Carolina (literally 'coast to coast') offering an multitude of options for travel and choice of observation points

Seems like most of the track has 30 to 50% chance of cloud cover, which surprised me: