Total solar eclipse Aug 1 to be partially visible in India
July 28th, 2008 - 11:18 pm ICT by IANS ( Leave a comment )
New Delhi, July 28 (IANS) The sky gazers in India will miss an opportunity to watch a total solar eclipse Aug 1 as the phenomena would only be partially visible in the country. “A total eclipse of the sun will occur in the afternoon of August 1. The eclipse will be visible as a partial eclipse in India,” a release from Ministry of Earth Sciences said.
The total eclipse will be visible in the northern and eastern parts of North America, Greenland and northern Europe.
“In parts, northern India people will have a clear look of the eclipse, provided the sky is cloud free,” director of Nehru Planetarium N. Rathnashree said.
The eclipse will begin at 1.34 p.m when the shadow of the moon will first touch the earth and will end at 6.08 p.m. when the moon’s shadow leaves the earth at sunset near a point in the Bay of Bengal close to Andaman Nicobar Islands, the release said.
- Total lunar eclipse Dec 10 - Dec 06, 2011
- India to miss partial solar eclipse - May 31, 2011
- Scientists hope for a clear sky on solar eclipse - Jul 31, 2008
- A solar eclipse for penguins, sea leopards? - Jul 01, 2011
- India to miss total solar eclipse - Jul 11, 2010
- India to witness darkest lunar eclipse June 15 - Jun 03, 2011
- Partial solar eclipse on Jan 26 - Jan 22, 2009
- Total lunar eclipse on Saturday - Dec 07, 2011
- Lunar Eclipse To Grasp American Skies On Saturday - Jun 26, 2010
- Partial solar eclipse in Delhi, but clouds play spoilsport - Jan 04, 2011
- India to witness partial lunar eclipse - Jun 26, 2010
- Star gazers catch glimpse of year's last lunar eclipse - Dec 11, 2011
- Skygazers All Set To Witness Lunar Eclipse This Month - Dec 18, 2010
- Ignore superstitions, watch solar eclipse with proper gear - Jan 13, 2010
- Winter solstice to coincide with total lunar eclipse - Dec 18, 2010
Tags: andaman nicobar islands, august 1, bay of bengal, earth sciences, eclipse of the sun, free director, greenland, nehru planetarium, New Delhi, north america, northern europe, northern india, partial eclipse, phenomena, shadow of the moon, sky gazers, sunset, total eclipse of the sun, total solar eclipse
