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October 25, 2022

People in Europe, north Africa, the Middle East, and Asia will get front row seats to this most recent celestial display

A partial solar eclipse is set to take place on Tuesday, putting on a show for Europe, north Africa, the Middle East, and Asia.

Not to be confused with a total eclipse, a partial solar eclipse is when the moon blocks just part of the sun.

On Tuesday, when the moon is orbiting the Earth, and as the Earth is simultaneously orbiting the sun, the moon gets caught in the middle and casts a shadow on some of us earthlings.

The earthlings standing in that shadow are the ones who get front row seats to the celestial display.

The first to see the display will be those in Reykjavik, Iceland at 8:58 am local time.

Then over to London where the moon will block about 15 per cent of the sun at 11:00 am.

And at 4:00 pm in Russia’s southern Ural region, the shadow will peak with an expected 79 per cent coverage of the sun.

If you’re in New Dehli, be sure to catch the eclipse on your way out of work where the sun will be 44 per cent covered at 5:30 pm local time.

Remember, never look directly at the sun during an eclipse with your naked eye! Doing so can cause permanent sight damage, so get out a pair of eclipse viewing glasses and enjoy the show!

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