Falklands under the cone of a partial solar eclipse on Thursday

Wednesday, February 14th 2018 - 10:04 UTC

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Everyone admired the rare phenomenon of the supermoon recently. Pictures of the lunar eclipse flooded the social media platforms. But for astronomy enthusiasts, there is another celestial event happening this week. On the 15th of February, a partial solar eclipse is going to take place. However, the celestial event will be seen over parts of Antarctica, southern parts of the Atlantic ocean and South America's Patagonia, including the Falkland Islands. Read full article

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mollymauk
“It will start at 5.43pm local time UTC”
Make your mind up....... local time is 3 hours different to UTC !

Also, be prepared to be blinded or your camera burnt out if you just use a UV filter - you need to filter UV, Visible, and IR to safely view an eclipse directly.
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Loong
England will return the Malvinas within 25 years.
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Clem
England will return the Malvinas within 25 years.
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