Annular solar eclipse is expected on January 15th 2010. Since we are nearing solar eclipse there are lots of news and anticipations are arising every where. Solar eclipse is nothing but the sun and moon coincide with each other and they both lie at the same line till certain point of time. Moon shadow is smaller when compared to sun that looks like moon shadow is inside the sun, which appears like a ‘Ring of fire’.
Common people can get the clear vision of ‘Ring of fire’ at Dhanushkodi near Rameshweram in Tamil Nadu, which is located at the southern tip of India. The people of this area are lucky enough to see the clear vision of 2010 solar eclipse. dhanushkodi people can watch it 10 minutes and 30 seconds duration. However, Delhi people are also partially lucky enough as they can also watch part of 2010 solar eclipse or ‘Rinf of fire’.
Agenda of solar eclipse in India:
The solar eclipse on January 15th 2010 will start around 11:16 am IST. Over the Indian Ocean the solar eclipse will last for eleven minutes and ten seconds and this will be the millennium’s (i.e. 2001 to 3000) longest solar eclipse. In India, the solar eclipse will last between 11 am and 13.15 pm. It will start from south part of Kanyakumari in Tamil Nadu then it moves towards Rameshwaram and Dhanushkodi. Right from Dhanushkodi the eclipse will precede its tour to Kerala and accomplish at Mizorem in northeast.
In Delhi, people can watch between 11.53 A.M and 15.11P.M. Delhi public people can watch this solar eclipse of 2010 at the Amateur Astronomers Association and Nehru Planetarium. However, it is advisable not to watch solar eclipse with direct eyes.
2010 Solar eclipse in other countries:
In Africa, Solar eclipse will begin at 10.44a.m that travels towards Chad, Central African Republic and continues its travel through the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Kenya, and Somalia and finally that will reach Indian Ocean.
In Asia, the central path of moon shadow passes through south India, Bangladesh, Myanmar and China.
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