Lagatar24 Desk
New Delhi, Oct 25: Certain areas of the country will witness a rare partial solar eclipse today. A partial solar eclipse will be seen over India for the first time in more than ten years, and it won’t happen again for another ten.
The first solar eclipse of the year took place on April 30, making Tuesday’s eclipse the last one to happen this year. An annular eclipse will be the next significant solar eclipse to be viewable from India on May 21, 2031, when the totality can be seen from a small area of land in south India.
The next total solar eclipse will be viewed from India on March 20, 2034, and the totality will be seen from the northernmost region of Kashmir.
The Uttarakhand temples of Kedarnath and Badrinath will be closed today. According to the shrine committee, after an evening Puja, the temples will be open to pilgrims. The Lord Venkateswara temple in Tirumala, Andhra Pradesh, has also been closed for about 12 hours today, from 8 am to 7.30 pm.
When the Sun, Moon, and Earth are not quite lined up, there is a partial solar eclipse, which causes the Sun to appear to have a black shadow covering a portion of its surface. A partial solar eclipse has three phases: the beginning, when it reaches its maximum, and the finish.
While viewing the eclipse, extreme caution must be observed. The sun’s rays can be extremely dangerous for the eye and can even become critical, even if the eclipse may be apparent to the unaided eye.
Using specialised solar filters, such as eclipse glasses, to see the eclipse is the safest method. Eyes will be protected by these glasses, which are constructed of materials like black polymer or aluminized Mylar.
