Solar eclipse on January 15 is the longest annular Solar eclipse that will occur in the 21st century.
A Solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between the Earth and the Sun, thereby totally or partially obscuring the Earth's view of the Sun, while an annular clipse occurs when the Moon is farther from the Earth than normal, and hence its apparent size is not quite sufficient to cover the Sun completely.
Annular Solar eclipse, the Sun appears as a very bright annulus, which in Latin means ring, surrounding the outline of the Moon, giving the appearance of a Ring of Fire.
Photosphere of the Sun shall be covered by the moon thereby forming a ring of fire in the sky for more than 10 minutes in some parts of India.
The path of the annularity in India will pass over the states of Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Mizoram while the partial phase of eclipse will be visible all over the country.
In India, the eclipse starts at 11.06 AM and will continue for four hours till 3.5 PM.
In most parts of the country the phenomenon will be partial.
Since Kannyakumari lies on the central line of the eclipse a large number of astronomers , scientists and media from all over the world have assembled there for a perfect view of the unique celestial activity.
India had similar eclipse in 1965 and will have to wait till 2020 for another one.
The annular phase of the eclipse can be viewed in the southern part of the Indian subcontinent.
The best view of the eclipse will be at Dhanushkodi and Kannyakumari in Tamil Nadu.
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