For weeks, the world has been awaiting the arrival of a once-in-a-lifetime solar eclipse on Wednesday — and for weeks, the Dutch have been making jokes about how it’ll probably be too cloudy here to see it.
However, believe it or not (and fingers crossed), the skies are expected to be clear.
This is all thanks to the unusually sunny weather we’ve been experiencing.
Has this caused a drought? Yes. But at least we’ll be able to successfully burn our retinas on Wednesday should we so wish.
A warm day with few clouds
According to Weeronline, Wednesday is expected to be another balmy day, with temperatures of 25 to 30 degrees forecast throughout the country.
While there will be a few straggling clouds at times (high cirrus clouds, to be specific), even if these do happen to waft through your field of vision just in time for the eclipse, you should still be able to see through them.
Of course, by see through them, we mean whilst wearing your eclipse glasses — seriously, don’t burn your retinas.
What’s actually happening?
On Wednesday August 12, the Netherlands will experience a very impressive partial solar eclipse. What makes this extra special, is that at its peak, 88% of the sun will be covered by the moon.
The eclipse starts at 7:16 PM, with the eclipse peaking at 8:11 PM. It will end at 9:03 PM. Wondering where you should watch it? You can use this calculator.
However, this isn’t the only astronomical phenomenon you can look forward to on the night of August 12 to 13. The eclipse will be followed by a Perseid meteor shower.
This meteor shower offers not only super bright meteors, but also a high hourly rate. You’ll just have to be fairly dedicated to enjoy it, the peak viewing time from the Netherlands is around 3:45 AM.
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