How to Watch the Partial Solar Eclipse on March 29 and Spot the Unique ‘Devil Horns’

The Moon is getting ready to squeeze its way in front of our view of the Sun, partially blocking the star’s disc to create a rare view in the morning skies. A partial solar eclipse will take place on Saturday, March 29, and will be visible throughout most of North America, Europe, as well as some parts of North and West Africa, and Northern Asia. Although it won’t be a total solar eclipse like the one that blocked our view of the Sun on April 8, 2024, the partial solar eclipse will grace our skies with a crescent-shaped Sun over the horizon. During a partial solar eclipse, the Moon passes in front of the Sun as seen from Earth, but the central part of its shadow—known as the umbra—misses the planet, according to NASA. That’s because the Sun, Moon, and Earth are not perfectly lined up. Instead, the Moon’s larger, fuzzy outer shadow, called the penumbra, falls on Earth, causing the Sun to appear partially obscured. A total solar eclipse is when the Moon’s umbra results in lights out o ... Read full article.