Bengaluru is all set to expertise a partial photo voltaic eclipse on Tuesday for about 45 minutes, from 5:12 pm to about 5:55 pm, when the solar will seemingly go down. The eclipse coincides with outstanding Hindu competition Diwali, which was celebrated on Monday this yr, with Balipadyami set to be noticed on Wednesday.
A report by The Hindu mentioned a photo voltaic eclipse in 1995 additionally coincided with Diwali. Solely 10 per cent of the eclipse will probably be seen in Bengaluru, it added. Nevertheless, astronomy fans in Bengaluru needn’t be bummed because the Jawaharlal Nehru Planetarium has occasions deliberate so that you can make the perfect of it.
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The planetarium has put in telescopes for most of the people to view the celestial occasion, a report on Bangalore Mirror mentioned. It put out a round stating one can observe the partial photo voltaic eclipse within the western night sky through the use of photo voltaic goggles which may help preserve your eyes and imaginative and prescient protected.
“Those that have telescope could make preparations to mission the picture of the solar on a display screen and observe, which is a safer methodology. At Bengaluru obscuration will probably be 10.09%, at Mysuru it’s 9.16%, at Bellary it’s 14.82%, at Agumbe it’s 12.11%,” it added.
“Security goggles can be found in Planetarium E book Stall in opposition to cost of Rs.30/- per goggle,” it additional said.
It has additionally organised a reside video occasion on YouTube and Fb for these unable to attend bodily. Watch the eclipse reside right here.