If you live in southern Africa, you're in for a bit of a treat, because on Thursday a solar eclipse is passing directly overhead. If you live anywhere else, you can still watch the eclipse on the livestream, courtesy of Slooh.

The eclipse will happen on Thursday, and starts at 6:45 AM GMT, which is 2:45 AM EDT for those in the U.S. The full eclipse occurs at 9:01 GMT, which is 5:01 AM EDT. The full eclipse will last exactly 3 minutes and 6 seconds, so don't miss it. Or do and then just watch the recording tomorrow.

A partial eclipse will be visible for a few hours before and after the full eclipse, so even if you don't have time to watch the full thing you can still catch some eclipse action.

This particular eclipse is an annular eclipse, commonly called a "ring of fire" eclipse, which means that the moon appears slightly smaller than the sun in the sky. This is different from a total eclipse, like the one that will occur over the United States next year, when the moon is the same size or larger than the sun in the sky.

When viewing an eclipse, always remember to never look directly at the sun without protective eclipse glasses. Normal sunglasses are not enough to protect you against eye damage. If possible, watch the eclipse indirectly, either through the livestream or with a pinhole camera.

Source: Space.com

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