Good news! The Netherlands should have clear skies during the solar eclipse

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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. On Wednesday August 12, the Netherlands will experience a very impressive partial solar eclipse. The eclipse starts at 7:16 PM, with the eclipse peaking at 8:11 PM. You’ll just have to be fairly dedicated to enjoy it, the peak viewing time from the Netherlands is around 3:45 AM.