What is Total Solar Eclipse?

About Total Solar Eclipse

• A total solar eclipse is a condition when the Moon passes between the Sun and the Earth and completely blocks the Sun’s disk, casting a huge shadow on the surface.
• People viewing the eclipse from locations where the Moon’s shadow completely covers the Sun–known as the path of totality–will experience a total solar eclipse.
• As per NASA, during this timeframe, the sky will darken, resembling the onset of dawn or dusk.
• Weather permitting, individuals along the path of totality will have the opportunity to observe the Sun’s corona, its outer atmosphere typically obscured by the Sun’s bright face.
  • The Sun’s corona, the outermost layer of its atmosphere extending millions of kilometers into space, is exclusively visible during a solar eclipse. Appearing as a faint, pearly-white halo encircling the darkened disk of the Sun, it becomes observable only during this celestial event.
• This solar eclipse will be characterised by a phenomenon known as totality – a condition when viewers may be able to see the chromosphere (a region of the solar atmosphere, appearing as the thin circle of pink around the Moon) along with the corona.
  • The totality will offer a rare view where you can momentarily see the stars during the time as the surroundings go completely dark.
• It will also be marked by a dip in air temperatures.

Also Read:

• Hybrid Solar Eclipse
• Partial Solar Eclipse

Q1) What is Lunar Eclipse?

A lunar eclipse occurs when the Sun, Earth, and Moon align so that the Moon passes into Earth’s shadow. In a total lunar eclipse, the entire Moon falls within the darkest part of Earth’s shadow, called the umbra. When the Moon is within the umbra, it will turn a reddish hue. Lunar eclipses are sometimes called “Blood Moons” because of this phenomenon.

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