According to the interactive map released by NASA, this solar eclipse in India was visible only partially in some parts of Ladakh and Arunachal Pradesh. These places also showed up for a few minutes at sunset.
By the way, this solar eclipse was seen in North East America, Europe, North Asia and North Atlantic Ocean. NASA also did live streaming of the solar eclipse so that people around the world could watch the solar eclipse.
ring of fire
During this the sun appeared annular. During the eclipse, people saw the ‘Ring of Fire’ or ‘Rings of Fire’. An annular solar eclipse occurs when the Sun, Moon and Earth come in a straight line. Basically, this astronomical event occurs due to the Moon coming between the Sun and the Earth and for some time there is darkness in a particular area.
However, due to the small size of the Moon, it does not completely cover the Sun and its edges look like rings of fire. According to NASA, the forward ring-like eclipse was visible only in parts of Canada, Greenland and northern Russia.
Fearful beliefs about the eclipse persist even today
There are also people in the world for whom the eclipse is a symbol of some danger – such as the end of the world or a warning of terrible upheaval.
In Hindu myths, it is associated with the story of Amritmanthan and demons named Rahu-Ketu and there are many superstitions associated with it. As much as the eclipse has always taken a person by surprise, it has also scared him as much.
In fact, until man did not have the correct knowledge of the causes of the eclipse, he made many fantasies, made up many stories about this dark shadow surrounding the untimely sun.
The 17th-century Greek poet Archiclus said that it was dark in the afternoon, and after this experience, he would no longer be surprised at anything.
The interesting thing is that even today when we know the scientific reasons for the eclipse, these stories related to the eclipse and these superstitions remain intact.
Edwin Krupp, director of the Griffith Observatory in California, says, “Even until the late seventeenth century, most people did not know why eclipses occur or why stars break. Although astronomers were aware of their scientific reasons from the eighth century.
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