Solar Eclipse 26 January 2009, India's RDay
A partial solar eclipse will occur on Monday afternoon when the moon will pass directly between the earth and the sun, according to PTI. The first place to witness the eclipse in India will be Kanyakumari at 1408 hours IST, while it will be visible from 1417 hours IST in Port Blair, the last Indian territory in which the phenomenon will continue till 1625 hours ISTpm.
Known as Surya Grahan ( Surya Grahana/ Surya Grahanam) solar eclipses involve several practices in INdia, some of them steeped in scientific wisdom and some in superstition.
Looking directly at the Sun even for just a few seconds, can cause permanent damage to the retina, because of the intense visible and invisible radiation that Sun's photosphere emits. This damage can result in permanent impairment of vision, and even blindness. The eye's retina has no sensitivity to pain, and the effects of retinal damage may not appear for hours. The best way to observe teh solar eclipse is to watch it on TV or at the local planetaurium. However, pin-hole cameras may also be used depending on the eclipse and the efficiency of the pin-hole cameras.Indian traditions have several beliefs regarding solar eclipse as applicable to food, bath and other rituals that are followed to this day.
The last solar Eclipse was 1 August 2008.The Next total solar eclipse is on 22 July 2009
For the eclipse on 15 january 2010 please see here
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