Solar Eclipse 2020: Watch and Enjoy with The Family [Without Going Outside]

Staying home with the kids can be a little exhausting, especially if you are running out of activities.

With summer camps canceled and other activities that are on hold, summer is too much to bear for some parents.

Letting them learn, while enjoying an activity, is a bonus to parents. That is why for this weekend, parents might want to schedule an early "Science At Home" with their kids.

On June 20, at 11:45 am EDT, the eclipse will start and end at 5:34 am EDT.

The next question now is, how do you watch the solar eclipse without going outside? 

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Where will the solar eclipse appear?

According to Space.com, a "ring of fire" solar eclipse is set to appear in some areas of Africa and Asia.

This solar eclipse is annular, which means that the moon completely covers the sun.

The solar eclipse will happen for a couple of hours before the moon enters the phase of a "new moon."

Here is a list of places where the solar eclipse is going to be visible:

• North Pacific Ocean
• Northern Australia
• Philippine Sea
• Taiwan
• China
• India
• Pakistan
• The Democratic Republic of Congo
• The central African Republic
• South Sudan
• Ethiopia
• the Red Sea
• Yemen
• Saudi Arabia
• Oman

How to watch the solar eclipse without going outside?

There are several options online on how to watch the solar eclipse if you are not living in the areas mentioned. Your family can watch the eclipse even while staying at home.

The following are the websites that will launch a live stream of the "Ring of Fire" Solar eclipse:

Slooh Webcast

The webcast that will be hosted by Slooh is going to feature an eclipse from observatories in the Middle East, India, and the Far East.

Aside from the social media accounts of Slooh, paid members may join a live discussion on their website. Slooh will have a live stream through Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Space.com. That means, while staying at home and logging in to their social media accounts, families can already enjoy watching the eclipse.

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The Virtual Telescope

Another way on how to watch the annular is provided by this company is based in Rome but will be working hand in hand with imagers and videographers from Africa and Asia. These groups are from Pakistan, India, and Ethiopia. While staying at home, you are not just watching the eclipse but will also seem like traveling through the skies of other countries.

According to the founder of The Virtual Telescope, Gianluca Masi, the event cannot be even more fascinating as it is. "Yes, it will be somewhat unique; the ... the solar eclipse will happen soon after the solstice," Masi said.

The company is thankful for all the groups that they are partnering with for this project.

Time and Date

Originally, Time and Date was planning to send a mobile observatory to Oman. However, because of the COVID-19 restrictions, this plan did not push through. Instead, they looked for other ways for the public on how to watch the solar eclipse through a webcast.

The "ring of fire" solar eclipse is the second of the three eclipses expected this eclipse season of 2020.

The first was the penumbral lunar eclipse last June 5. The third event is on July 4 and 5, which is a minor lunar eclipse.

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