ANNULAR SOLAR ECLIPSE 2019 TIRUCHIRAPPALLI

Annular solar eclipse occurs when the moon covers the centre of the sun, leaving the sun’s outer edges to form a “ring of fire”. In Tiruchirappalli the eclipse started around 8:06 am and lasted till 11:16 am. It was a visual treat to watch this rare spectacle event. Solar eclipses are only visible from within the area where the shadow falls, and the closer you are to the center of the shadow’s path, the bigger the eclipse looks. For any solar eclipse to take place, it has to be around New Moon when the Sun and Earth are aligned on opposite sides of the Moon. Normally, the New Moon is invisible from Earth. The only time we can see it is during solar eclipses, silhouetted against the Sun. The annular eclipse is happening after a period of nine year, such phenomenon will again be visible in Tamil Nadu on May 21, 2031.