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Total solar eclipse on Svalbard and North pole March 20, 2015


On March 20, 2015 a total solar eclipse takes place on Svalbard. The totality zone will also reach the North pole and this is the same day that the Sun rises after 6 months of winter. This will become a celestial event of exceptional spectacularity, beauty and rarity. At the same time it will be the most accessible total eclipse in several years. On the mainland in Norway more than 90 % of the sun will be hidden by the Moon.

JavaScript countdown watch for the total eclipse March 20, 2015

Time till totality:

Total solar eclipse! Photo: Fred Espenak

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MORE INFORMATION

Total solar eclipse on Svalbard and the North Pole What will happen, how big will the eclipse be, how will it be in different locations and how can it be experienced?
 
VISIBILITY AND LOCAL TIMES
Read more about the local conditions for this eclipse in different Norwegian locations.
 
OBSERVATIONS FROM LONGYEARBYEN
Read more about observing conditions from Longyearbyen, Spitsbergen
 
HOW IT WILL APPEAR
Find out how the eclipse will appear in different Norwegian locations.
 
Other spectacular events in the period 2010 - 2015
Several eclipses of the moon,solar eclipses (including two eclipses of the midnight sun) and the last transit of Venus for more than 100 years!
 

Eclipse shades

Enjoy the solar eclipse on March 20th in a safe way! Eclipse shade

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Contact: Knut Jørgen Røed Ødegaard Phone: (+47) 99 27 71 72 E-mail: knutjo@astroevents.no. Anne Mette Sannes Phone: (+47) 97 03 80 50 E-post: amsannes@astroevents.no