Soon half the sun will be “gone” – VG

Solar eclipses occur when three planets in the universe are in a straight line and the moon is in the center. It is a shadow phenomenon, says Steinar Thorvaldsen, professor of computer science at the University of Tromsø (UiT), to VG.

The University of Tromsø discusses the event in a larger article and will flow the solar eclipse so that one can see it on that web.

But this solar eclipse will not be as big as the one we experienced in Norway six years ago. In 2015, 95 percent of the sun disappeared in Tromsø, now 51 percent disappears. In Hammerfest, 53 percent will disappear next Thursday, in Trondheim 39 and in Oslo 31 percent. So the further north you are, the darker it gets.

It is best on Svalbard, in Longyearbyen 71 percent of the sun is “gone”.

Read further down in the case which time you can see the eclipse best.

– How often does this phenomenon occur?

– Between two and five times a year when you count the whole globe as one. In Norway, there was a good eclipse six years ago, and then it comes now and then on in 2025 and on in 2026, says Thorvaldsen.

Watch your eyes!

Thorvaldsen warns against looking at the solar eclipse without wearing solar eclipse glasses, which can be bought from an optician, among other things. This is to protect your eyesight.

– Children must watch with adults. Science teachers should be able to arrange for an exciting science class outdoors if the weather is good, says Thorvaldsen who is also active in the Tromsø Astronomy Association.

– Canada and Greenland will have a lot of eclipses, where it will be so-called annular – that the moon passes through the center sun so that only one ring is shown, Thorvaldsen explains and adds that the phenomenon will flow from both countries, provided it is clear. .

Do you remember this? Trump looked straight at the solar eclipse.

– Precision in a class of its own

– What did people in the old days think about this phenomenon?

– They did not know what it was and took it as a dangerous sign that they were on wild roads. It was a historic battle that stopped when there was a solar eclipse, and it has called off wars in the old days when people thought they got a signal from above to calm down, says Thorvaldsen.

He says they know just when the solar eclipse begins, when it reaches its maximum and when it’s all over.

– We can calculate this in a second, we have full control of the solar system. I do not expect anything unexpected to happen – here there is precision in a class of its own, says Thorvaldsen.

Check the times here

I Oslo The solar eclipse starts on Thursday 10 June at 11.31, reaches its maximum at 12.43 and ends in 1357.

I Bergen the times are 11.23, 12.36 and 13.51.

I Trondheim the times are 11.32, 12.46 and 14.02.

I Hammerfest, which gets the largest eclipse in mainland Norway, the times are 11.48, 13.03 and 14.17.

That’s why the solar eclipse is so special.

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