Annular Solar Eclipse
Surya Grehan or Solar Eclipse 26 December 2019 India: This year 2019 is ending with an annular solar eclipse in South India. This is a center of attraction after Christmas and the last solar eclipse of the decade. It created much curiosity in the scientific community and the public. This Eclipse is a famous celestial movement as it will be visible from some of the popular parts of the world including India.
Today’s solar eclipse, which is an Annular Solar eclipse of almost 0.97 magnitudes, will have overall 3 minutes and 39 seconds’ maximum time duration. South Indian towns of the country will get the proper coverage and full glimpse of the Solar Eclipse as in “Ring of Fire”, while the rest of India observe the partial solar eclipse view.
Why This Solar Eclipse is Special
A Solar Eclipse as a celestial movement occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, hereby the total or partial obscuring the sun can be observed from several parts of the Earth. This annular solar eclipse occurred when the Moon’s manifest diameter is smaller than that of the Sun’s. It simply blocks most of the Sun’s light and it emits in the form of ‘Ring of Fire’. This makes the Sun to look like a ring (annulus) of fire (emitted blocked light).
All the curious people are advised to use filters like glass, sunglasses, polarizing filters, photographic neutral density filters, and color films to view the solar eclipse. The Director, Research and Academic of MP Birla Institute of Fundamental Research, Debiprosad Duari, MP Birla Planetarium, said.
Who can see the Solar Eclipse?
Southern India is lucky to have a glimpse of the annularity phases and it will be seen in the southern Indian peninsular states like Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu. The people of this part of the country will be very fortunate to see the greater and clear part of the solar eclipse. Nevertheless, every Indian will get an opportunity to see at least a partial eclipse. Skywatchers of these places should use safe viewing equipment and proper techniques to have a look at the celestial event.
