Annular Solar Eclipse

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If you are north enough (and we mean as north as possible), you will be witness to the annular solar eclipse – also called the Ring of Fire Eclipse.

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What is the annular solar eclipse?

You know the solar eclipse right – where the moon blots out the sun? Well, this is just that, except that the moon this time is far enough that it does not blot out the entire sun, just its centre. This way, you can see the outer bit of the sun – and it looks like a ring, hence the name Ring of Fire. It’s not really uncommon with the last one in 2019. This one will last just 4 minutes.

An archive picture of a Ring of Fire. (Pic: Masaru Kamikura/Wikimedia Commons)

Types of Eclipse

Apart from annular, there are two more: Partial and Total.

Left: Partial (Pic: O’Dea/Wikimedia Commons); Right: Total (Pic: ESA/CESAR/Wouter van Reeven)

How North Should I Be?

Ya, that far. (Image courtesy: timeanddate.com)

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I am a journalist who has been on the editorial team and reported for two reputed Indian dailies in New Delhi -- Hindustan Times and The Indian Express -- since 2014. As such, I have had a ringside seat at all the happenings in the field of national politics, policy and law.

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