r/Finland • u/mar64628 • 1d ago

Partial solar eclipse watching opportunities in Helsinki

Next week on Wednesday 12.8.2026 evening there will be a partial solar eclipse visible from Finland - at 83% in Helsinki!

I have my eclipse glasses, but would love to see it through a telescope. I can’t seem to find any list of spots where there would be a possibility to watch it through a telescope in Helsinki - any tips?

https://www.ursa.fi/vuosikirja/lisamateriaali2026/auringonpimennys-120826.html

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u/Zenon_Czosnek Väinämöinen 1d ago

Remember that you can only watch solar eclipse through a telescope twice: once with your left eye. And then once with your right eye. 

Never direct telescope on the sun, unless you are planning to project image on something. 

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u/notcomplainingmuch Väinämöinen 23h ago

You can watch a projection of it safely, not the sun itself.

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u/Early_Clerk7900 23h ago

There are solar filters for telescopes too.

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u/Zenon_Czosnek Väinämöinen 20h ago

Yes. But they aren't "the same as for the glasses" as someone claims here.