The Solar Eclipse 2020 amazed Twitterati, who noticed a sun and something like a crescent moon in the sky. These users shared images of 'the ring of fire' eclipse to share excitement about the new development. The time for maxiumum eclipse was at 12.10 IST.
Beginning from 9.15 am, the solar eclipse will be visible till 3.04 pm. The eclipse can be seen from Asia, Africa, the Pacific, the Indian Ocean, parts of Europe and Australia. So far, images from Mumbai, Delhi, Jammu & Kashmir, Gandhinagar, Jaipur, Kurukshetra, Dubai, Dehradun, Surat and Amritsar among other cities, have been making rounds of the internet.
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The Surya Grahan falls with the summer solstice which is the longest day of 2020 in the Northern Hemisphere. From India, the annular phase will be visible in the morning from some places within a narrow corridor of the northern part of the country (parts of Rajasthan, Haryana and Uttarakhand) and it will be seen as partial solar eclipse from the rest part of the country.
While people living along the path annular eclipse passing through Anupgarh, Suratgarh, Sirsa, Jakhal, Kurukshetra, Yamunanagar, Dehradun, Tapowan and Joshimath will be able to see the annular phase, people in rest of India can witness a partial eclipse, the Ministry of Science and Technology had informed.
Please note: It is adviced to not look at the solar eclipse with the naked eye. This could cause 'eclipse blindness'. The article does not promote capturing of the solar eclipse. One could enjoy the eclipse from a live stream or with the help of 'eclipse viewing glasses'.
