The magnificent eclipse will be visible through a portion of the Indian and Pacific ocean and parts of Indonesia.
Earth is all set to witness
another solar eclipse, which will take place between Tuesday and Wednesday.
Earth is all set to witness
another solar eclipse, which will take place between Tuesday and Wednesday.
Although reports suggest that India will miss a total eclipse tomorrow, you can
still see through a service robotic telescope that will live and record the
entire episode.
The magnificent eclipse will be
visible through a portion of the ocean and parts of Indonesia Indian and
Pacific. The total solar eclipse will be visible from within a narrow region,
stretching from the Indian Ocean through the countries of East Asia, such as
Sumatra, Borneo, Celebes going through some islands belonging to Australia and
ending in the middle of Pacific ocean, far from any country.
Just so readers know, a solar
eclipse is a phenomenon that occurs when the moon passes between the Earth and
the Sun, thereby totally or partially blocking the sun from Earth's
inhabitants.
As solar eclipse occurs during
the day, the shadow cast by the moon causes the daylight to grow weak and can
become very dark if blocks most sunlight.
According to reports, it is
expected that the solar eclipse that will last for a period of three hours. The
exact duration of the eclipse will vary for different locations around the
world. Similarly, it is expected that the time when the sun is totally eclipsed
to last from 90 seconds to four minutes.
This map shows the path of the
solar eclipse on the surface of the Earth. (Source: NASA)
If the eclipse seen from the east
of the international date line (IDT), which will be held on March 8, people
will get the first glimpse of the partial eclipse at 23.19 hours GMT. Moreover,
if viewed from the western side of the IDT, which will be visible on March 9
The last people can witness around 4:34 a.m. GMT.
Reports suggest that Indonesia
and Central Pacific, which begin on Sumatra and end at sunset north of Hawaii.
Unfortunately, most parts of India and Nepal only will witness a partial
eclipse.
Source: NASA
Dr. Debiprosad Duari, director of
M P Birla Planetarium, Kolkata told PTI that in India, partial eclipse will be
seen from the eastern half of the country.
"In most places in India,
the eclipse will start either before sunrise or around sunrise making the
viewing of this spectacular cosmic event quite difficult. Let's see a partial
eclipse of the Sun "he added.
Solar eclipses are a rare
phenomenon and occur once every 18 months, with a duration of just a few
minutes. According to a report by the media, the last visible solar eclipse in
India was witnessed on January 4, 2011 and the date speculated for the next
solar eclipse is 26 December, 2019.
How can you see it?
Although reports indicate that
India will not be able to witness the spectacle, there are several options for
viewers stream entire episode.
NASA and another website called
Slooh will transmit the live video of the event. Then we have incorporated
video players for you to see it.
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