Today will be the first Solar Eclipse of the year, which will be visible to people across the northern hemisphere, according to the National Administration of Aeronautics and Space (NASA). As an astronomic event, NASA explains solar eclipse, when the Moon moves between the Sun and the Earth, throwing a latter shadow, in some places blocking the light from the Sun, either completely or partially.
This solar eclipse, however, will be a “annular” solar eclipse, meaning that the Moon is so distant from the Earth that it seems to be smaller in size in the sky than the Sun. Since the moon doesn’t obscure the Sun’s whole vision, there’s a “black disc on a vast, light disc” that is being seen by space lovers. This is also called the “fire ring.”
The eclipse is only visible in select locations according to NASA, although in other locations it is partial. The space agency has indicated that the “ringe of fire,” or in other words, is being seen by Russia, Greenland, and Canada, and the eclipse of the complete solar energy is only a partial event in eastern United States and Alaska. A partial eclipse will also occur in large areas in North America, Europe, Asia, North and Caribbean Africa.
In India, only in Ladakh and Arunachal Pradesh will it be seen. The programme starts at 13:42 and ends at 18:41. The peak period will be approximately 16:16, when the Sun and Moon in Taurus coincide perfectly at 25 degrees.
NASA is going to stream the eclipse live on nasa. You may also see it on Youtube, by Luc Bolard, of the Sudbury Center Royal Astronomical Society of Canada. As a result of the solar eclipse, NASA has announced many measures that are to be implemented. They may be found on their official website.
