Benghazi – The Office of Astronomy and Observatories – Benghazi, of the Libyan Center for Remote Sensing and Space Science, announced on Wednesday that the world will witness the last partial solar eclipse on September 21, during which the Moon’s disk will cover approximately 85% of the Sun’s disk at its peak.
The office clarified that this eclipse will not be visible in the Northern Hemisphere, while it will be visible in Antarctica, parts of Australia, and some Pacific islands.
The office stressed the necessity of not observing the eclipse with the naked eye or using unsafe methods, warning that this could lead to serious retinal damage, up to permanent blindness. It advised using specialized equipment and safe astronomical filters to watch the event safely.
The astronomical report indicated that the phenomenon will last for about 4 hours and 24 minutes, with the first penumbral contact beginning at 19:31, reaching its peak at 21:43, and ending at 23:55, Libya time.
This eclipse is the last astronomical event of its kind in 2025 and is part of a series of phenomena closely monitored by scientific observatories around the world.