A long wait by sky gazers to look at a rare celestial event will end tomorrow (July 22) when the longest total solar eclipse of the 21st century will be seen in Indian cities like Surat, Indore, Bhopal, Varanasi and Patna. July 22nd promises a solar eclipse that will be visible in many regions in India. The moon will hide the main disc of the sun and only the outer portions will be visible and this promises to be an amazing sight.
Occurring at the sunrise on July 22 morning in the region, this rare celestial activity will start from Surat in Gujarat and towards parts of Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh, then covering Gaya in Bihar with clearest view and culminate in Dibrugarh in Assam, till 10.30 am. The journey of the partial view of the solar eclipse in the region can be seen from 5.30 am to 7.30 am.
Solar eclipses have been occuring since times immemorial. The solar eclipse occuring on July 22 would be the longest one to occur and the last eclipse of this century.
The phenomenon happens when the Moon passes between the Sun and the Earth so that the Sun is fully or partially covered. A solar eclipse can only happen during a new moon when the Sun and the Moon are in conjunction with each other.
And, the world is preparing for the grand event. In Japan, hundreds of Japanese are flocking to the southern island of Akuseki, which is to witness the total eclipse. The Akuseki island will plunge into darkness for more than six minutes. The phenomenon will be visible in other parts of Japan, but the view from Akuseki is said to be the longest total eclipse out of all areas in the country.
China's financial capital Shanghai gears up for what is set to be the longest total solar eclipse this century. The total eclipse can be seen in some parts of China. According to the astronomers, the total eclipse will plunge shanghai into darkness for more than six minutes.
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