India wakes up to longest solar eclipse

Scientific temper and faith were in almost equal display across the country as citizens woke up on Wednesday morning to the longest total solar eclipse of the 21st century.

Apart from Varanasi, the eclipse was completely visible at Dibrugarh in Assam between 6.31 am and 6.34 am. Other Northeastern states like Manipur, Sikkim and Nagaland were disappointed as overcast conditions prevented people from watching the eclipse.

In the western states, many people in Rajasthan and also in Gujarat were disappointed as clouds prevented them from witnessing the celestial spectacle. However, Bikaner, Kota, Jodhpur, Udaipur, Ganganagar and Hanumangarh got a good glimpse of the eclipse. In Jaipur, it was visible for a minute.

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Get ready to view a total solar eclipse on July 22

A rare celestial treat — a total solar eclipse — will be seen in India in the early hours of July 22. And those planning to give it a miss will have to wait for 78 long years to catch the rare glimpse again.

It will be the third total solar eclipse to be visible in India in the past 15 years, a senior scientist said here.The next total solar eclipse will occur in 2087.

“The eclipse will start shortly after sunrise from Surat in south Gujarat and will be visible in a long band that extends up to Japan,” said Bharat Adur, director, Akashganga Centre for Astronomy, and a former senior scientist with the Nehru Planetarium.

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