The partial solar eclipse was observed in several parts of the country with Srinagar witnessing the maximum obscuration of the solar disc at 55 per cent. The first contact, where in the moon begins to cover the solar disc, happened at 4:29 pm in Delhi, where the moon covered 43 per cent of the solar disc.
Since the eclipse is taking place in the evening, the ending of the celetial phenomenon was not visible as it would take place after sunset. This year’s partial eclipse is the second and final solar eclipse of the year, with the first occurring on April 30. See here some the eye-catching partial solar eclipse images captured from across India.
A solar eclipse occurs on a new moon day when the Moon comes in between the Earth and the Sun and when all the three objects are aligned. A partial solar eclipse will occur when the lunar disk covers the solar disk partially.
Government officials cautioned that eclipsed sun should not be viewed with the naked eye, even for a very short time as it could cause permanent damage of the eyes leading to blindness.
A safe technique to observe the solar eclipse is either by using proper filter like aluminized Mylar, black polymer, welding glass of shade number 14 or by making projection of sun’s image on a white board by telescope.
