Srinagar: India and several other regions will be able to witness a “ring of fire” in the sky today as the first solar eclipse will be upon us.
An annular solar eclipse occurs when the Moon is farthest from the Earth, but still between the Earth and the Sun, and blocks most of the Sun. At some point during the eclipse, the Moon will be perfectly aligned in the centre of the Sun, placing the antumbra shadow of the Moon on the Earth and revealing a circle of brightness or “ring of fire” or annular shape (ring shape) of the Sun for us to witness.
According to data by NASA, the Moon will block 99.4 percent of the Sun at its peak and will be visible from Northern India.
The eclipse will be annular in some parts of the country, where sky gazers will get an opportunity to observe the “ring of fire” during the phenomenon, an official said on Monday. However, for most parts of the country, the eclipse will be partial.
It will be an annular solar eclipse that is where the phrase ‘ring of fire’ comes from. It started today at 9:15am IST and reach its peak at 12:10pm IST.
This will be the last eclipse to be seen from India for the next 28 months as the next eclipse will be seen in India on October 25, 2022.
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