Solar Eclipse Faroe Islands 2015

23/03/2015

Totality from Vágar with the islands of Koltur, Hestur and Sandoy in the background.

Photo by Pierre Pallez

22/03/2015

Enjoy this awe-inspiring video footage taken from a helicopter flying above the Faroe Islands during the Total Solar Eclipse.

21/03/2015

Totality!

Captured on the island of Vágar 20th March 2015 during the Total Solar Eclipse in the Faroe Islands.

Photo by Pierre Pallez

21/03/2015

20th March 2015 the day of the Total Solar Eclipse in the Faroe Islands will always be remembered!

As the night set in thousands of people gathered in the centre of Tórshavn for community singing and Faroese Chain Dance to celebrate this memorable Total Solar Eclipse. See video of it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5vhJXQqmKI

Photos by Álvur Haraldsen / in.fo
Video by Robin Britton

21/03/2015

Photo by Bardur Eklund / VisitFaroeIslands

21/03/2015

The Faroese band Hamferð recorded this video during the Total Solar Eclipse 20th March 2015.

The location is above the village of Kvívík.

Recorded live on March 20th 2015 during the total eclipse above the village of Kvívík in The Faroe Islands. Video by Kenneth Jørgensen (Phenexus Productions)...

20/03/2015

Breathtaking "unedited" view from an helicopter over the Faroe Islands this friday morning as the corona from the Total Solar Eclipse appeared

Photo by Bardur Eklund / www.visitfaroeislands.com

20/03/2015

Follow the Total Solar Eclipse in the Faroe Islands LIVE!

See the Total Solar Eclipse 20th March 2015 live here in broadcast quality, when complete darkness will encompass all of the Faroe Islands.

19/03/2015

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18/03/2015

For those of you visiting the Faroe Islands during the Total Solar Eclipse, we invite you to experience our rich culture by participating in a journey that will take you through some of our most important songs, poems, folklore and dances.

You will also have the opportunity to participate in our traditional chain dance and to sample some Faroese delicacies, including locally brewed beer.

Thursday evening at 19.30 - tickets are still available in VisitTórshavn - the tourist information centre.

For those of you visiting the Faroe Islands during the solar eclipse, we invite you to experience our rich culture by participating in a journey that will take you through some of our most important songs, poems, folklore and dances. Just like during the eclipse itself, the emphasis of our cultu…

18/03/2015

Road restrictions

If driving to see the eclipse, be aware that the roads will be busy, and parking is limited at many locations.

Official guidance has been issued about parking for the eclipse. To ensure a flow of traffic for everyone, it is not possible to park on narrow roads. Usual traffic and parking restrictions apply in built up areas. If you are planning to drive on eclipse day, see detailed guidance here.

It is important not to block the roads. If parking along the road, only use 1 side. In case of emergency there always have to be 2 lanes available on the roads for ambulances, the fire brigade and the police to pass by.

See this map for information about parking. The green lines on the map indicate, where it is possible to park the car during the solar eclipse.

Keep informed on solareclipse.fo

17/03/2015

Have you arrived to the Faroe Islands for the Total Solar Eclipse?
There is good possibility for aurora tonight. Go outside and have a look!

17/03/2015

Exciting news about the possibility of aurora. Fingers crossed for Thursday night, Friday night, and during totality.

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16/03/2015

Weather update!

Two large high pressures will be located to the south and north of the Faroe Islands. A low pressure system will pass very close to the Faroe Islands on Wednesday night – and still be close to the Faroe Islands on Friday morning. It all depends on how fast the front passes the Faroe Islands, it´s a matter of timing but the risk for cloudy weather has gone down.. Weather development is still very uncertain and we estimate, based on current forecasts the chance to see the total eclipse in the Faroe Islands to be 30-40%.

Weather update from TV2 Weather Denmark
Vejret.tv2.dk March 16th 2015

Check this page for updates on the weather for the total solar eclipse on Friday: http://solareclipse.fo/information/weather-update/

For further information on the weather, see here http://solareclipse.fo/information/about-the-faroe-islands/weather/

For information about the Total Solar Eclipse 2015, see here: http://solareclipse.fo/

Two large high pressures will be located to the south and north of the Faroe Islands. A low pressure system will pass very close to the Faroe Islands on Wednesday night – and still be close to the Faroe Islands on Friday morning. It all depends on how fast the front passes the Faroe Islands, it´s a…

13/03/2015

Nature’s greatest sight — a total eclipse of the Sun — visits the Faroe Islands in just 7 days.

This article by Michael Zeiler from Great American Eclipse.com provides you with a lot of useful resources for your preparations.

For more information about the total solar eclipse, see solareclipse.fo

Thousands will thrill to totality while millions enjoy a deep partial eclipse

11/03/2015

9 days until the Total Solar Eclipse in the Faroe Islands!

See what happens and how you will see the partial eclipse over several locations in Europe.

The map is provided by Great American Eclipse.com

It is still possible to get to the Faroe Islands. Find all information you need on solareclipse.fo

09/03/2015

This list of villages in the Faroe Islands gives you an overview of where in the islands the Total Solar Eclipse is visible, maybe visible or not visible.

This if based on the first contact of the eclipse.

See the list of villages in the Faroe Islands here: http://solareclipse.fo/information/visibility-across-the-islands/

See solareclipse.fo for more information.

This list gives you an overview of where in the islands the Total Solar Eclipse is visible, maybe visible or not visible.

06/03/2015

See this great program from the island of Eysturoy which is packed with events during the days 17th - 22nd March 2015.

More events in the Faroe Islands during the eclipse, see here: http://solareclipse.fo/information/total-solar-eclipse-celebration/

For more inspiration see solareclipse.fo

Kunningarstovan í Eysturoy

04/03/2015

The Faroe Eclipse Weather project studied the weather at eclipse time in March 2014 and was led by Dr. Geoff Sims and Dr. Kate Russo.

The project it involved folk from all over the islands taking a photo of the sky at 09:40 each day, for the entire month. The end result was a large dataset showing varying weather throughout the small archipelago. The data, alongside daily cloud forecasts, were analysed quantitatively, and the results were published late last year in the Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada.

The article "Citizen Science on the Faroe Islands in Advance
of an Eclipse" is available here: http://arxiv.org/abs/1503.00613

01/03/2015

How should you plan to see the eclipse in the Faroe Islands?

All of the Faroe Islands lie within the path of totality, which means that everyone can just step outside and look up on eclipse morning to see the total solar eclipse. BUT it's not that easy - there are mountains everywhere you look. Beautiful, but they may just block the crucial moment of totality.

Whatever location you choose, you need to make sure you are able to see above mountains at eclipse time. This task is made so much easier by Michael Zeiler at Great American Eclipse.com who has prepared a range of maps to help.

Take a look at the following maps - if a location is in shadow, you will NOT be able to see first contact at 8.38am - which is when the moon first makes contact with the sun, appearing as if there is a tiny bite out of the sun. You may be able to see other parts of the eclipse, but I would suggest you are in a location that allows you to see the whole thing, starting at 8.38am.

Find further information on solareclipse.fo

26/02/2015

'Concert in the Dark' is one of the special events that will take place during the week of the Total Solar Eclipse 2015.

Turn off your senses for one whole hour - an hour where your four other senses are felt to the fullest.

The concert will be March 22nd in Runavík.

For more inspiration see solareclipse.fo

25/02/2015

In just over 3 weeks the Total Solar Eclipse takes place in the Faroe Islands. See this animation of the eclipse from the Moon's perspective created by Great American Eclipse.com

https://vimeo.com/120244770

For further inspiration on the Total Solar Eclipse 20th March 2015 in the Faroe Islands see solareclipse.fo

This animated map shows the path of the total solar eclipse and the Moon's shadow from the perspective of the Moon. For more information, visit www.greatamericaneclipse.com

23/02/2015

In 1954 a Total Solar Eclipse was able to be seen in the Faroe Islands.

This interview by The Faroe Islands Podcast features three Faroese women now living in the US who remember the eclipse.

Listen to how they observed it here: http://traffic.libsyn.com/faroepodcast/Podcast_240.mp3

For further information on the 2015 Total Solar Eclipse see www.solareclise.fo

20/02/2015

This is the view in Tórshavn at 9.41AM one month before the Total Solar Eclipse 20th March 2015!

Find more about the eclipse, accommodation and tours here: http://solareclipse.fo

Precisely one month to go until the Total Solar Eclipse and this is what it looks like at 9.41am in the Faroe Islands this morning!

Read more about the Total Solar Eclipse here: http://solareclipse.fo/

18/02/2015

The Total Solar Eclipse 2015 is approaching quickly and we all wonder how the weather is going to be. Birgar Johannesen, a local in Tórshavn, who every day documents the weather, has made the following list of the weather 20th March since 2008:

2008: A good deal of snow
2009: Dry and calm with a lot of sun. Up to 15 Degrees Celcius.
2010: Dry and good weather in general. A few showers between 7.00 – 8.00PM
2011: Cold and grey throughout the day, and dry during the morning. At 3.00PM in the afternoon it started raining and the wind increased. During the evening it was stormy.
2012: In the morning from 8.00-9.00AM the weather was good and dry. After that it rained until 10.00 at night with the except from noon to 1.00PM.
2013: Beautiful weather with sun all day long. In the afternoon from 2.00 – 3.00PM it was a bit of sleet.
2014: Changing weather. Mostly dry and some hail showers. Some sun but windy.

Check out the current and forecasted weather in the Faroe Islands here: http://solareclipse.fo/information/about-the-faroe-islands/weather/

Follow this link for more information about the total solar eclipse: http://solareclipse.fo/information/what-is-a-total-solar-eclipse/

Get further inspiration at http://solareclipse.fo/

How to get here: http://solareclipse.fo/information/getting-here/

Accommodation: http://solareclipse.fo/information/accommodation/

Events: http://solareclipse.fo/information/total-solar-eclipse-celebration/

16/02/2015

See this stunning timelapse by Beyond the Skies, Beneath the Seas captured exactly one year ago in several locations in the Faroe Islands.

In just over one month - 20th March - the Total Solar Eclipse 2015 takes place here and you still have the opportunity to experience it.

Get further inspiration at http://solareclipse.fo/

How to get here: http://solareclipse.fo/information/getting-here/

Accommodation: http://solareclipse.fo/information/accommodation/

Events: http://solareclipse.fo/inf…/total-solar-eclipse-celebration/

I travelled to the Faroe Islands in March 2014, on an educational trip to promote the total solar eclipse which will be visible in March 2015. This is some of the…

07/02/2015

The Faroese familiy brewery Föroya Bjór has brewed a limited number of Sólarbjór (Solar Beer) for the Total Solar Eclipse 20th March this year.

The beer is unique because it is brewed in complete darkness and under full moon. It is brewed on pure Faroese water.

To learn more about the brewery, see here: http://www.bjor.fo/UK/

Get further inspiration at http://solareclipse.fo/

How to get here: http://solareclipse.fo/information/getting-here/

Accommodation: http://solareclipse.fo/information/accommodation/

Events: http://solareclipse.fo/inf…/total-solar-eclipse-celebration/