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India witnesses longest solar eclipse of the millennium | The astronomy lovers got the opportunity to witness the longest solar eclipse of the millennium on Friday, as the eclipse was partially visible in most parts of the country. The eclipse appeared as an annular one in Karnataka and
Tamil Nadu for a stretch of around 300 kilometres. Delhi's Nehru Planetarium
had made special arrangements to witness the solar eclipse in spite of a cloudy
sky. Senior Planetarium Engineer, OP Gupta said, " Everyone knows that there will
be a solar eclipse which is annular. This means that the moon's shadow covers
the sun, which makes the sun look like an annulus, or a ring." "But in Delhi ,
it will only be partially visible, a visibility rate of 53%," added Gupta. The
scene was almost similar in Hyderabad , where the people were waiting patiently
to witness the spectacle. RV Rao , a spectator in Hyderabad said, "Given a chance,
we can see the different stages of this eclipse, it will be rewarding for us having
come over here." The first solar eclipse of the year witnessed today had a magnitude
of 0.9190. A solar eclipse occurs when the moon passes between the sun and the
earth, obscuring the sight of the sun either partially or completely. An annular
solar eclipse is rare and occurs when the moon's shadow covers the sun, causing
the sun to look like a ring. The next longest annular solar eclipse is predicted
in 3043. |
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