Solar Eclipse can be seen in Tamilnadu
People of Tamilnadu can witness ‘Ring of Fire’
Chennai, Jan 10
(IANS) On Jan 15, people living in the southern tip of the country at
Dhanushkodi in Tamil Nadu will get to watch the `Ring of Fire` when the moon
will cover the sun`s disc during the millennium`s longest annular solar
eclipse.
However, sky gazers
in
Annular solar
eclipse occurs when the sun and the moon are exactly in line, but the apparent
size of the moon`s shadow is smaller than that of the visible disc of the sun.
The covered sun, therefore, appears as a `Ring of Fire`, with its rays
appearing spread out from the outline of the moon.
Last time
The maximum
duration of the eclipse would be 11 minutes 08 seconds over the
`People in southern
parts of the country, especially in Dhanushkodi near Rameshwaram, will be lucky
to see the heavenly sight of `Rining of Fire`. The eclipse will be best viewed at
Dhanushkodi for a duration of 10 minutes and 13 seconds,` said N. Rathnasree,
director of Nehru Planetarium in
In
Nehru Planetarium
and the Amateur Astronomers Association in
`Arrangements will be
made by the Amateur Astronomers Association and Nehru Planetarium for people to
watch the celestial activity. We will put out telescopes for the event,` said
Rathnasree.
Rathnasree said
people should not watch the eclipse with naked eyes, and advised them to take
precautionary measures while watching the celestial activity.
The eclipse will be
the longest of the millennium - that is between 2001 and 3000. People in most
parts of
The annular eclipse
of the Sun will be visible fromom within a 300 km wide track that will traverse
half of the Earth.
The path of the
moon`s shadow begins in Africa at 10.44 a.m. and passes through
The central path
then continues into Asia through the extreme southern part of
