Solar Eclipse 2020: Today is the last Surya Grahan of the year; watch it live
All updates on today’s solar eclipse or Surya Grahan
It has been a treat for sky watchers for the past two days. A total solar eclipse or Surya Grahan on the heels of the impressive Geminid meteor shower. Today’s solar eclipse will not be visible in India, but you can see it “anywhere in the world you are”. People can see it live on the NASA virtual link. Sky watchers in parts of Chile and Argentina can witness up to two minutes and ten seconds of darkness during the day when the Moon blocks the Sun. This solar eclipse is the last in 2020.
Solar eclipse 2020 time
Surya Grahan will start at 7:03 pm (IST) and will end at 12:23 am (IST) on December 15.
The time of the maximum eclipse is at 9:43 pm (IST)
(Source: timeanddate.com)
Solar eclipse 2020: how can you see it?
Chile and Argentina will experience a total solar eclipse. NASA will share live images of the eclipse beginning at 9:40 am EST on NASA TV and the agency’s website. “A total solar eclipse will pass over Chile and Argentina … which means that the Moon will align itself right between the Sun and the Earth, casting its shadow on the Earth’s surface. Learn how you can catch it, no matter where in the world. world they are, “the US space agency tweeted.
A total solar eclipse will pass over Chile and Argentina on December 14, which means that the Moon will align itself right between the Sun and the Earth, casting its shadow on the Earth’s surface. Learn how you can catch it, no matter where in the world you are: https://t.co/WlAEVmA4tBpic.twitter.com/p4t4ZggcwO
– NASA (@NASA) December 13, 2020
A total solar eclipse gives scientists the opportunity to study Earth’s atmosphere in an unusual circumstance: “the sudden and localized onset of nighttime conditions, outside of the usual day-night cycle,” according to NASA. This helps scientists study how energy from the Sun affects Earth’s atmosphere.
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