Annular Solar Eclipse of 26 December 2019 (Simulated)


🌞Eclipses 🌚 are heavenly visual feasts of celestial bodies hide and seek game with light and shadow.

Indeed, they are rare events !

We need to be in the right place 🗺 and at right time ⌚ to watch an eclipse unfurl.

💥How about watching a future eclipse now ?

Yes, it is possible !  

Curious to know ? 🤔
We can simulate it in our PC 💻 and enjoy. No need to travel far off.
It would be truly interesting to watch it in advance and later wait at the right place to witness it.

❓ How to simulate a heavenly event ?

Use the free open source Astronomy software "Stellarium" - to enjoy the realistic sky.⭐🌟⋆

It can be downloaded at https://stellarium.org/

Set the location (latitude, longitude), change the time, play and watch !!!
This would be really interesting and rewarding activity. 

Now, let us see how an Annular Solar Eclipse of 26 December 2019 ðŸ“…look like.

An Annular Solar Eclipse takes place when the Moon is more farther from the Earth than during normal Solar eclipse and happens when the Moon covers the Sun's center, leaving the Sun's visible outer edges.

I have simulated the event for two different locations.
1) over Gadanki, Tirupati where my laboratory is situated and
2) over Coimbatore when annular ring is clearer.
I have made a movie of the events and can be watched using the following links 

Watch the movie🎥: 
click the links or copy, paste the links in a new tab

Annular Solar Eclipse over Gadanki, NARL,  https://youtu.be/MMklHk4cgPk


Annular Solar Eclipse over Coimbatore https://youtu.be/JiO89OWVizY 




Have a great time exploring the sky !
Let this be an introduction to the sky !
PS: Never look at the sun directly during any type of solar eclipse!  
It can damage your eyes. Use proper filters/ pin hole camera/ projections etc.

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