How To Watch Solar Eclipse In India: Time Of Eclipse, Path In India, Precautions You Must Take

Tomorrow, India is going to witness the decade¡¯s final solar eclipse and it is going to be a big one. This one is going to be an annular solar eclipse and will also show the ¡®red ring of fire¡¯. And in case you¡¯re excited to see this rare spectacle, we¡¯ve got all the information you need, to be prepared.

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Time of solar eclipse

The eclipse will commence at 8:00 AM IST. The moon will slowly slide into the trajectory of the sun from the western edge and will attain a full-eclipse stage by 9:30 AM IST. The eclipse is expected to conclude by 11:16 AM IST.

Path of the eclipse in India

In case you were wondering everyone would be able to witness the beautiful eclipse, you¡¯d be disappointed to know that the eclipse won¡¯t be visible in the USA and Europe, but it¡¯ll be clearly visible in Asia and Middle East.

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In India, the ¡®ring of fire¡¯ will be visible in parts of South India in Mangalore, Madikeri, Telicherry, Calicut, Palghat, Ooty, Coimbatore, Pollachi, Tiruppur, Palani, Dindugal, Karur, Erode, Trichy, Karaikudi, Ammapattinam, Muttupettai. The rest of India will still be lucky enough to see partial solar eclipse

Precaution to take in order to watch solar eclipse

It is highly inadvisable to go looking at an eclipse with naked eyes as it can result in severe damage and can also cause blindness. If you don't wish to miss the fun, we recommend that you look at it through eclipse glasses or a dark welder's glass of #14 or darker.

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Also, if you have a telescope at home, you could also view it using a solar eclipse filter that gets attached to the lens of the telescope for safe viewing. Don't use sunglasses, whether polarised or otherwise, as they're no good in combating the harmful sun rays.