Solar eclipses happen when the Sun, Moon, and Earth come into alignment, either fully or partially. These celestial events offer a unique and breathtaking view of the Sun or Moon depending on their alignment.

When the Moon moves between the Sun and the Earth, it casts a shadow on the Earth's surface, resulting in the partial or total coverage of the Sun's light in specific areas. Such occurrences are infrequent due to the Moon's orbit not perfectly aligning with that of the Sun and Earth. These moments of alignment are termed eclipse seasons, happening twice annually.

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The United States' space agency, NASA, has announced that a total solar eclipse is slated to traverse North America on 8 April 8 2024 passing through Mexico, the USA, and Canada. Additionally, this solar phenomenon will be observable from various locations including Western Europe, the Pacific and Atlantic regions, the Arctic, Mexico, North America, Central America, the northern part of South America, Canada, as well as the Northwest region of England and Ireland.

The solar eclipse will not be visible in India. There are reports suggesting a similar solar eclipse was witnessed back in 1971. This upcoming event is anticipated to see the Moon blocking the Sun for an extended period, resulting in the sky darkening for about 7.5 minutes. In areas where the eclipse can be seen, there may be a nocturnal atmosphere during the daytime.

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<h2>Solar Eclipse 2024: How to watch event</h2>

You can watch the live stream on YouTube provided by NASA.

Don't look directly at the Sun, use solar filters or eclipse glasses.

Ensure you are aware of the appropriate times and use specialised eye protection designed for observing the sun. Directly looking at the sun without proper eye protection is hazardous, except during the brief total phase of a total solar eclipse when the moon entirely covers the face of the sun.

To safely watch a total solar eclipse, use certified solar viewing glasses, ensuring they meet safety standards. Create a pinhole projector for indirect viewing or employ solar filters on telescopes/binoculars. Never look directly at the Sun without proper eye protection, and prioritise safety during this extraordinary celestial event. &nbsp; &nbsp;

<h2>Solar Eclipse 2024: What are the timings of the eclipse?&nbsp;</h2>

This will start at around 9:12 pm IST&nbsp;on April 8 and will end at 1:25 am at midnight. While it will be nighttime&nbsp;in India,&nbsp;the effect of this eclipse will be visible for several hours in different areas of America, Mexico, and Canada.

 
(With inputs from agencies)&nbsp;

Solar eclipses happen when the Sun, Moon, and Earth come into alignment, either fully or partially. These celestial events offer a unique and breathtaking view of the Sun or Moon depending on their alignment.

Solar eclipses happen when the Sun, Moon, and Earth come into alignment, either fully or partially. These celestial events offer a unique and breathtaking view of the Sun or Moon depending on their alignment. When the Moon moves between the Sun and the Earth, it casts a shadow on the Earth's surface, resulting in the partial or total coverage of the Sun's light in specific areas. Such occurrences are infrequent due to the Moon's orbit not perfectly aligning with that of the Sun and Earth. These moments of alignment are termed eclipse seasons, happening twice annually. Also read | UK company develops Harry Potter-like invisibility cloak. Watch how it works The United States' space agency, NASA, has announced that a total solar eclipse is slated to traverse North America on 8 April 8 2024 passing through Mexico, the USA, and Canada. Additionally, this solar phenomenon will be observable from various locations including Western Europe, the Pacific and Atlantic regions, the Arctic, Mexico, North America, Central America, the northern part of South America, Canada, as well as the Northwest region of England and Ireland. The solar eclipse will not be visible in India. There are reports suggesting a similar solar eclipse was witnessed back in 1971. This upcoming event is anticipated to see the Moon blocking the Sun for an extended period, resulting in the sky darkening for about 7.5 minutes. In areas where the eclipse can be seen, there may be a nocturnal atmosphere during the daytime. Also read | Southern California skies light up with golden meteor showers or comet? Here's what analysts say Solar Eclipse 2024: How to watch event You can watch the live stream on YouTube provided by NASA. Don't look directly at the Sun, use solar filters or eclipse glasses. Ensure you are aware of the appropriate times and use specialised eye protection designed for observing the sun. Directly looking at the sun without proper eye protection is hazardous, except during the brief total phase of a total solar eclipse when the moon entirely covers the face of the sun. To safely watch a total solar eclipse, use certified solar viewing glasses, ensuring they meet safety standards. Create a pinhole projector for indirect viewing or employ solar filters on telescopes/binoculars. Never look directly at the Sun without proper eye protection, and prioritise safety during this extraordinary celestial event. Solar Eclipse 2024: What are the timings of the eclipse? This will start at around 9:12 pm IST on April 8 and will end at 1:25 am at midnight. While it will be nighttime in India, the effect of this eclipse will be visible for several hours in different areas of America, Mexico, and Canada. (With inputs from agencies)

Total Solar Eclipse 2024 Date: What time will the solar eclipse start and when, where and how to watch

A newly discovered comet was photographed flying past the sun during the solar eclipse&nbsp;witnessed by Chile and Argentina.

The comet called&nbsp;C/2020 X3&nbsp;was first spotted by Thai novice space expert Worachate Boonplod in satellite information on December 13, a day prior to the overshadowing, NASA said on Saturday.&nbsp;

He was participating in the NASA-supported Sungrazer Project — a resident science venture that welcomes anybody to look for new comets in pictures from the joint European Space Agency and NASA Solar and Heliospheric Observatory, or SOHO.&nbsp;

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The comet, named C/2020 X3 (SOHO), is known as a Kreutz sungrazer, NASA said. This group of comets began from a huge parent comet that split up into more modest pieces well over 1,000 years back. The sungrazers keep on orbitting around the sun today.&nbsp;

Boonplod realized the overshadowing was coming and was anxious to see whether his new comet revelation may show up in the sun's external environment.&nbsp;

A satellite picture of the sun, shaded in red, shows a splendid bit of light circling the Sun. Around the time the overshadowing picture was taken, the comet was going at approximately 450,000 miles for every hour, about 2.7 million miles from the sun's surface, NASA said.&nbsp;

The comet was around 50 feet (15 meters) in breadth — about the length of a semi-truck, NASA said. It at that point broke down to tidy particles because of serious solar radiation, a couple of hours prior to arriving at its nearest highlight the sun.&nbsp;

Individuals in Chile and Argentina were blessed to receive the last absolute sunlight based shroud of 2020 last Monday. During an absolute sun powered shroud, the moon totally hinders the sun aside from the sun's external climate, called the crown, to make a lovely ring of light.&nbsp;

Kreutz sungrazer comets are most ordinarily found in SOHO pictures. The space observatory's camera works by copying complete solar radiation shrouds: A strong circle shut out the generally blinding light of the sun, uncovering dimmer highlights in its external environment and other divine articles like comets.&nbsp;

Until now, 4,108 comets have been found in SOHO pictures, with this comet being the 3,524th Kreutz sungrazer spotted, NASA said.&nbsp;

To the extent is known, no comets have ever really been believed to hit the sun-based surface, or the photosphere, the European Space Agency said.&nbsp;

The Kreutz sungrazers get to inside around 31,000 miles (50,000 kilometers) of the surface, simply going through the lower locales of the sun oriented air (the crown). Most generally vanish in the hot sun based environment.

A newly discovered comet was photographed flying past the sun during the solar eclipse witnessed by Chile and Argentina. The comet called C/2020 X3 was first spotted by Thai novice space expert Worachate Boonplod in satellite information on December 13, a day prior to the overshadowing, NASA said on Saturday.

A newly discovered comet was photographed flying past the sun during the solar eclipse witnessed by Chile and Argentina. The comet called C/2020 X3 was first spotted by Thai novice space expert Worachate Boonplod in satellite information on December 13, a day prior to the overshadowing, NASA said on Saturday. He was participating in the NASA-supported Sungrazer Project — a resident science venture that welcomes anybody to look for new comets in pictures from the joint European Space Agency and NASA Solar and Heliospheric Observatory, or SOHO. Also see: Solar eclipse plunges South America into darkness for two minutes The comet, named C/2020 X3 (SOHO), is known as a Kreutz sungrazer, NASA said. This group of comets began from a huge parent comet that split up into more modest pieces well over 1,000 years back. The sungrazers keep on orbitting around the sun today. Boonplod realized the overshadowing was coming and was anxious to see whether his new comet revelation may show up in the sun's external environment. A satellite picture of the sun, shaded in red, shows a splendid bit of light circling the Sun. Around the time the overshadowing picture was taken, the comet was going at approximately 450,000 miles for every hour, about 2.7 million miles from the sun's surface, NASA said. The comet was around 50 feet (15 meters) in breadth — about the length of a semi-truck, NASA said. It at that point broke down to tidy particles because of serious solar radiation, a couple of hours prior to arriving at its nearest highlight the sun. Individuals in Chile and Argentina were blessed to receive the last absolute sunlight based shroud of 2020 last Monday. During an absolute sun powered shroud, the moon totally hinders the sun aside from the sun's external climate, called the crown, to make a lovely ring of light. Kreutz sungrazer comets are most ordinarily found in SOHO pictures. The space observatory's camera works by copying complete solar radiation shrouds: A strong circle shut out the generally blinding light of the sun, uncovering dimmer highlights in its external environment and other divine articles like comets. Until now, 4,108 comets have been found in SOHO pictures, with this comet being the 3,524th Kreutz sungrazer spotted, NASA said. To the extent is known, no comets have ever really been believed to hit the sun-based surface, or the photosphere, the European Space Agency said. The Kreutz sungrazers get to inside around 31,000 miles (50,000 kilometers) of the surface, simply going through the lower locales of the sun oriented air (the crown). Most generally vanish in the hot sun based environment.

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The annular belt of the eclipse in India passed through cities like Joshimath and Dehradun in Uttrakhand, Sirsa in Haryana, parts of Rajasthan, but the eclipse was witnessed from every corner of the country.

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