Monday, March 16, 2015

Bursts the eclipse mania: Italy with their eyes to the sky – In Terris

As we approach the equinox is keenly awaiting the amateurs for the next solar eclipse of March 20, yield even more spectacular by the third super Moon of 2015. will be the total for the lucky ones who will be able to admire the North Atlantic, the Faroe Islands and the islands of Svalbard. But in Europe, including Italy and unfortunately, the eclipse will be partial but more than 50%.

The eclipse will last about two hours, from 9:20 to 11:30 am and experts Union amateur Italian said that the moment of maximum visibility you will have to 10:32 and 10:31 to Milan to Rome, while in Palermo at 10.26. All with their eyes to the sky and then, but do not forget a pair of welding goggles or special filters to protect your vision. For the occasion, the European Space Agency has mobilized dimes of mini-satellites Proba to admire the event from space, even with our feet firmly planted on the ground.

Also from the website Ansa Science and Technology will be able to watch live images broadcast from the Virtual Telescope from the Appia Antica park. But while many fans for the occasion will be all the nose pointed up, and operators of power grids Europe could face some problems.

According to the Entsoe, the network euopea managers electricity transmission systems, they know that the eclipse “could endanger European energy supply, and the possibility of accidents is not completely ruled out. ” In fact, the total electricity generated in Europe comes to 10.5% from renewable sources.

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