Thousands of sky gazers watched a rare solar eclipse…
Many parts of the world will go into darkness as the Moon comes between Sun and Earth, which is also known as Surya Grahan. Casts a giant shadow on the planet. On April 20 Thursday the Solar Eclipse will occur.
The Solar Eclipse is one the most significant celestial events as it involves the alignment of the sun and the moon. In a solar eclipse moon’s shadow is completely cast on Earth.
This year will witness four eclipses, among which two will be solar eclipses. The last one was witnessed in 2013.
It is only possible to witness the phenomenon in certain areas of southeast Asia and Australia while the 'ring of fire' has briefly appeared in the Indian and Pacific oceans.
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