2024-04-04 01:31:23
New York: The first solar eclipse of the year is going to occur on April 8. There is a lot of curiosity among people to see this special astronomical phenomenon. During this period, there will be darkness for some time in many countries of North America. However, not only the pre-solar eclipse but many other unusual astronomical events can be seen on April 8. These include the presence of the Moon’s shadow on Earth’s atmosphere and darkness during the day. Scientists have reported that shortly before the start of the eclipse, a distinctive shadow should appear, which will mimic the upcoming event. It will start from the west-southwest sky. As darkness falls, there will be a chance to see stars, planets and possibly other bright objects in the daytime sky.
Colorful lights will be seen in the sky
Joe Rao, space scientist and television meteorologist for News 12 Westchester in the Hudson Valley, said he is often asked what the eclipse will look like. My answer is always the same: “You have to see it yourself, and then you’ll understand.” Those watching the entire eclipse will see a faint blue tint on the upper side of the moon’s shadow, he said. Light from outside its edge creates a bright border around the horizon. The saffron color of the air outside the eclipse’s shadow may be especially impressive. Because air scatters longer wavelength light more than shorter wavelengths, light from outside the shadow becomes yellow or red. However, this color depends on the distance of the person observing it from the edge of the shadow.
Venus will appear brightest
During a total solar eclipse the sky does not appear as dark as on a moonlit night. Rather, it gets almost as dark as it is about 20 to 40 minutes before sunrise or 20 to 40 minutes after sunset. In such a sky, Venus is usually very clearly visible. Apart from this, other bright stars are also visible near the Sun. Venus will appear brightest during the eclipse. On the day of the eclipse, Venus will be located about 15 degrees west (lower right) of the Sun. Your closed fist held at arm’s length measures approximately 10 degrees, so Venus will be located approximately “one and a half fists” away from the Sun.
Jupiter will also be seen spreading colors
Jupiter will be visible as the second brightest planet after Venus. It will be located about 30 degrees east (top left) of the Sun. There may be other planets nearby, but it is debatable whether they will be easily visible. Saturn (magnitude +1.1) and Mars (magnitude +1.2) will be 35 and 36-degrees west of the Sun, respectively. Little Mercury will be 6 degrees east of the Sun, but due to its very low intensity it will be invisible to people on Earth. As far as stars are concerned, this eclipse will give you a good opportunity to measure the brightness of the sky as the bright stars of the winter season will be well located across much of the eastern part of the sky.
These stars will be visible during the day
Lower to the east-southeast is Sirius, the brightest of all the stars at magnitude -1.5. However, it cannot be seen in Texas or Mexico in the US, as it will be below the horizon at the time of the eclipse. Capella (magnitude +0.1) will be visible to the east-northeast. While Rigel (magnitude +0.2) will be much fainter to the southeast.