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Solar Eclipse
An annular solar eclipse will occur on June 21,2020 and the people in India will be able to catch this annual celestial event in action.
A solar eclipse occurs when moon passes between earth and sun, thereby totally or partly obscuring the image of sun for a viewer on earth.
An annular solar eclipse occurs when the Moon’s apparent diameter is smaller than the Sun’s, blocking most of the Sun’s light and causing the Sun to look like an annulus (ring).
3 types of solar eclipses
First, there is a total solar eclipse — which is only visible from a small area on earth. For the phenomenon to occur, the sun, moon and earth must be in a direct line.
Second is the partial solar eclipse when the sun, moon and earth are not exactly lined up.
Third is annular eclipse. This happens when the moon is farthest from the earth. Since the moon is farther away from the earth, it seems smaller and does not block the entire view of the sun. The moon is in front of the sun and looks like a dark disk on top of an even larger disk which appears like a ring of fire.
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