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- Published: April 28, 2022 18:46
New Delhi: Watching a Solar Eclipse always excites from children to elder ones. If you have been waiting to watch a solar eclipse, it is time to buckle up for the first Solar eclipse of 2022. However, the eclipse will only be visible from a few regions on the Earth.
It is reported that the eclipse can be watched on April 30. The people who are living in parts of Chile, Argentina, Western Paraguay, most of Uruguay and southwestern Bolivia, Southeastern Peru and a few part of southwestern Brazil can see a partial eclipse. The resident of the mentioned region will get the opportunity to watch eclipse during sunset and just before it.
According to the NASA, ”The eclipse will also be visible along parts of the northwestern coastline of Antarctica, in the Atlantic Ocean just off the southeastern coast of South America, including the Falkland Islnads, and in much of the South Pacific Ocean and the Southern Ocean.”
Timing to watch the Solar Eclipse
People can watch the partial eclipse at 12:15 am while the maximum eclipse will be seen after the two hours, at 2:11 am. According scientists, the eclipse will end at 4:07 am.
How to watch safely the Solar Eclipse?
It is important to note that Solar eclipse should not be watched without protection. It is recommended that one should use special-purspose solar filters to watch the eclipse. The filters are used in hand-held solar viewers and eclipse glasses. They can be purchase through online and offline stores.
When does the Solar Eclipse occur?
A Solar eclipse is seen when the moon’s orbit comes between the Earth and the Sun. This phenomena cast a shadow of moon on the Earth that could be partial or full.
