First rare solar eclipse of the year on 20 April
The first solar eclipse of the year will take place on Thursday, April 20, 2023. This solar eclipse will be a rare solar eclipse. This will be a hybrid ie hybrid solar eclipse. This solar eclipse will be visible in many parts of the world. A solar eclipse is a wonderful astronomical phenomenon when the Moon passes between the Earth and the Sun, completely or partially covering the image of the Sun on Earth. A total solar eclipse occurs when the apparent diameter of the Moon is larger than the diameter of the Sun. Due to which direct sunlight gets blocked. During the eclipse, the day turns into mild darkness for some time. A hybrid solar eclipse is a rare type of solar eclipse that changes its appearance only because of the Moon’s shadow on Earth’s surface. In this eclipse, the path of totality of the eclipse passes through a narrow path on the surface of the Earth. In which partial solar eclipse will be visible in the surrounding area thousands of kilometers wide. The special thing is that in the 21st century only 3.1% of the solar eclipses are hybrid i.e. hybrid solar eclipses are extremely rare.
Hybrid solar eclipse will be visible in these parts of the world
The entirety of this eclipse is over the northwestern Cape Peninsula, while the planet will be visible from Barrow Island in Western Australia. Apart from this, there will be an effect of eclipse in the eastern parts of East Timor. Apart from these, this eclipse will be visible in Damar Island. Finally, this rare solar planet will be visible only in some parts of Papua province in Indonesia.
There are four types of solar eclipse
According to Dr Wahabuddin, a former solar scientist at Aryabhatta Observational Science Research Institute ARIES, a partial solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between the Sun and the Earth but the Sun, Moon and Earth are not perfectly aligned. Only a part of the Sun is visible covered. In a total solar eclipse, the Moon’s shadow completely covers the Sun. Scientifically, a total solar eclipse is important. During an annular solar eclipse, the inner shadow of the Moon does not completely cover the Sun and the edge of the Sun remains illuminated. This solar eclipse is very beautiful to see. Hybrid solar eclipse can be understood in this way. Since Earth’s surface is curved, an eclipse can sometimes shift between annular and total as the Moon’s shadow moves across the globe. This is called hybrid solar eclipse.
Source: ARIES, Nainital, India.
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