- Title: India witnesses annular solar eclipse
- Date: 26th December 2019
- Summary: MUMBAI, MAHARASHTRA, INDIA (DECEMBER 26, 2019) (ANI - NO USE INDIA) VARIOUS PARTIAL SOLAR ECLIPSE PEOPLE WATCHING USING SOLAR VIEWERS SUN SEEN IN SKY DURING SOLAR ECLIPSE PEOPLE WATCHING PARTIAL SOLAR ECLIPSE CHILDREN AND MEN WATCHING SUN THROUGH PINHOLE TELESCOPE ON WHITE BOARD PARTIAL SOLAR ECLIPSE BEING PROJECTED ON WHITE BOARD VARIOUS CHILDREN WATCHING SUN USING SOLAR VIEWERS SUN IN CLOUDS CHILD WATCHING PEOPLE WATCHING SUN THROUGH PINHOLE TELESCOPE ON WHITE BOARD PARTIAL SOLAR ECLIPSE BEING PROJECTED ON WHITE BOARD CHENNAI, TAMIL NADU, INDIA (DECEMBER 26, 2019) (ANI - NO USE INDIA) MAN WATCHING SUN THROUGH SOLAR FILTERS PARTIAL SOLAR ECLIPSE VARIOUS PEOPLE WATCHING SOLAR ECLIPSE THROUGH SOLAR FILTERS PARTIAL SOLAR ECLIPSE (SOUNDBITE) (English) STATE VICE PRESIDENT TAMIL NADU SCIENCE FORUM, UDAYAN, SAYING: "We have issued … solar filters, these are certified solar filters. We should not see the sun (with) directly at any time." AHMEDABAD, GUJARAT, INDIA (DECEMBER 26, 2019) (ANI - NO USE INDIA) SUN VARIOUS PEOPLE LOOKING THROUGH TELESCOPE SUN BEING PARTIALLY COVERED PEOPLE LOOKING THROUGH TELESCOPE SUN BEING PARTIALLY COVERED VARANASI, UTTAR PRADESH, INDIA (DECEMBER 26, 2019) (ANI - NO USE INDIA) DEVOTEES TAKING DIPS IN HOLY GANGES RIVER
- Embargoed: 9th January 2020 09:17
- Keywords: Chennai India Mumbai holy dip moon solar eclipse sun
- Location: MUMBAI, MAHARASHTRA, CHENNAI, TAMIL NADU, AHMEDABAD, GUJARAT, VARANASI, UTTAR PRADESH, INDIA
- City: MUMBAI, MAHARASHTRA, CHENNAI, TAMIL NADU, AHMEDABAD, GUJARAT, VARANASI, UTTAR PRADESH, INDIA
- Country: India
- Topics: Science
- Reuters ID: LVA001BBM2BEV
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: Hundreds of space enthusiasts and students gathered in different parts of India to watch the annular solar eclipse, also known as a "ring of fire" on Thursday (December 26).
The last solar eclipse of the decade, an annular one was seen in totality or partially by people from the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, and the United Arab Emirates.
The annular eclipse started from Dammam in Saudi Arabia and travelled across the Indian Ocean towards southern India and over the northern part of Sri Lanka and ended above the Pacific Ocean.
In India's western Mumbai, Ahmedabad cities, and southern Chennai city people were seen using solar viewers, filters, and telescopes, as they viewed the solar phenomenon that started around 8 am (0230 GMT), and continued till around 11.30 am (0600 GMT).
Meanwhile, devotees were seen taking holy dips, praying to the Sun God in the holy river Ganges in northern Varanasi city. According to Hindu religious beliefs, taking a bath in a water body on the day of solar eclipse adds to one's good Karma and washes off the ill effects of the eclipse.
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