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Asia, Africa to be dimmed by rare ‘ring of fire’ solar eclipse
The most dramatic “ring of fire” solar eclipse will cast shadow over Western Africa to the Arabian Peninsula, India and southern China on Sunday, the Guardian said in a report.
Solar eclipses occur when the moon passes between Earth and the sun, to completely obscure the sun’s light.
The guardian report said, “Sunday’s eclipse coincides with the northern hemisphere’s longest day of the year, the summer solstice, when Earth’s North Pole is tilted most directly toward the sun.”
The “ring of fire” will first be seen in northeastern Republic of Congo just a few minutes after sunrise.
The eclipse will be visible from 09:16 am to 12:25 pm of Kabul time.
The exact alignment of the Earth, Moon and Sun will last for only 38 seconds. This time, the moon will not completely block the sun’s light which is why it’s called ‘ring of fire’ because the sun light will be visible from the edges of the moon creating a ring shape.
There will be a second solar eclipse in 2020 over South America on 14 December in which the moon will completely block the sun light.