The complete photo voltaic eclipse, the one one in 2021, occurred on Saturday and was seen from Antarctica and surrounding areas.
A photo voltaic eclipse happens when the Moon passes in entrance of the Sun, partially or utterly blocking it from Earth’s view.
This happens when the Sun, Moon and Earth are in a straight line.
Where can I watch the eclipse?
Whereas the full eclipse was solely seen in Antarctica, New Zealand, Australia, South Africa and Argentina, and different nations within the far south of the world.
The partial photo voltaic eclipse started at 2 a.m. EST (0700 GMT), reaching the widest level of the full photo voltaic eclipse at 2:33 a.m. EST (0733 GMT).
A photo voltaic eclipse is seen from the ‘Glacier Union’ scientific polar station in Antarctica. (Reuters)
According to NASA, the partial eclipse lastly ended at 3:06 a.m. (0806 GMT).
Saturday’s occasion was additionally being live-streamed by NASA.
“Weather permitting, NASA TV will broadcast a view of the total solar eclipse on December 4, 2021 from Union Glacier, Antarctica,” the US house company stated.
Total photo voltaic eclipses enable researchers to check how turning the Sun on and off impacts house climate.
A partial photo voltaic eclipse was noticed earlier this 12 months within the Northern Hemisphere, the place the Moon not less than partially obscured the Sun for a number of hours.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
