PARTIAL SOLAR ECLIPSE ON OCT 25TH: The Moon is about to take a bite out of the sun. On Oct. 25th, a partial solar eclipse will be visible from Europe, the Middle East, parts of Asia and Africa: map. Almost all of Europe is in the eclipse zone with the deepest eclipse in the Scandinavian countries.
Map image credit: GreatAmericanEclipse.com. See also their global eclipse map.
Maximum eclipse occurs at 11:00 UT in northwest Russia where 86% of the solar disk is covered. There, the chill of the Moon's shadow will be felt on the ground as the sun transforms itself into a slender crescent. WARNING: Even the tiniest sliver of sun left uncovered by the Moon can hurt your eyes. Eclipse glasses are recommended for safety.
Observing tip: If you're in the eclipse zone, try looking down (2nd image). Beneath a leafy tree, you might be surprised to find hundreds of crescent-shaped sunbeams.
Overlapping leaves create natural pinhole cameras, each one casting an image of the crescent-sun onto the ground beneath the canopy. Note the crescent-eyed turkey; partial eclipse shadow play is lots of fun.
Got a picture of the eclipse? Submit it here. Live webcasts: England (Royal Greenwich Observatory); France (Reims Planetarium); Israel (Yuval Yelin Observatory)