KATHMANDU, Dec 24: Nepal will also witness partial solar eclipse on Thursday.

According to BP Koirala Memorial Planetarium, Observatory and Science Museum Development committee, the solar eclipse can be witnessed from 8:43 am to 11:33 am in Kathmandu, from 8:38 am to 11:19 am in Mahendranagar, from 8:48 am to 11:27 am in Bhadrapur. Although this is an annular solar eclipse, Nepal will witness the partial solar eclipse.

The solar eclipse will be witnessed in most of the South Asian nations, the Middle East, some parts of Eastern Europe and Northern Australia coming Thursday.

The annular solar eclipse is expected to form a beautiful ring of fire.

For the uninitiated, an eclipse is a phenomenon in which the Earth, Sun, and the Moon are aligned in a straight line, which results in one body being blocked from getting sunlight. In a solar eclipse, the moon blocks the Sun’s path and stops the sunlight from reaching the Earth. 

Meanwhile, the Ministry of Science and Technology has urged the people not to view the eclipse with naked eyes, binocular or telescope because this may cause damage to eyes.

The ministry also urged the people not to use x-ray plates, mirrors, and water to reflect and view the eclipse. However, the ministry has suggested using special spectacles like one designed for mountain climbing instead. The authentic researches on the effects of the solar eclipse on human beings have not been conducted yet.

 
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