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TABLE 2
LOCATION ONE
VIGYAN PRASAR Team & Team 1
Event
Contact 1
Contact 2
Maximum Eclipse
Contact 3
Contact 4
Little Angel Model School, Kurukshetra
Timings (UT)
04:50:42.1
06:30:50.4
06:31:09.8
06:31:29.8
08:17:00.0
Latitude
29°57’48.40”N
29.96344558oN
Timings (IST)
10:20:42.1
12:00:50.4
12:01:09.8
12:01:29.8
13:47:00.0
Longitude
76°39’59.72”E
76.66659017oE
Altitude
+61.5o
+81.5o
+81.6o
+81.6o
+70.6o
Altitude
207.35 m
Azimuth
095.7o
138.8o
139.2o
139.6o
255.2o
observed for around 22 second. The moon/sun size ratio as predicted to be 0.99389 and magnitude 0.99683 at maximum along the path width annularity of 21.6 km.
Similarly, at Patroda, the annularity was seen for around 23 second and
the circumstances of the eclipse were calculated in Table 3. The moon/sun size ratio as predicted to be 0.99362 and magnitude 0.99671 at maximum along the path width annularity
of 21.6 km. Table 3.
Likewise, from Bikaner, the
circumstances of the partial eclipse were calculated in Table 4. The obscuration at Bikaner was 95.1% and magnitude 0.963. Table4.
All the stages of the ASE, right from the first contact of the moon with the sun through the annularity period to the fourth contact, were clearly seen from Pehowa, Haryana and Patroda, Rajasthan. At both the observation points, the ASE lasted for more than three hours. In a rare case, the moon covered approximately the 99.6 per cent of the sun exactly when the clock
struck a minute past 12 hours IST (Pehowa, Haryana) and at 11:50 am IST (Patroda, Rajasthan). The Baily’s beads and prominences were also visible during the ASE, which is usually seen during the Total Solar Eclipse. The organizers made sure that everyone viewed the eclipse with full safety using the certified filters and follow all the
TABLE 3
Event
LOCATION TWO Team 2
Contact 1
Contact 2
Maximum Eclipse
Contact 3
Contact 4
Patroda,
Sri Ganganagar, Rajasthan
Timings (U.T.)
04:42:40.0
06:20:15.3
06:20:35.3
06:20:55.3
08:07:10.0
Fig.2: Solar Eclipse Images from Patroda, Sri Ganganagar Rajasthan Team
August 2020
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Latitude
29° 6’6.04”N
29.1016788o N
Timings (IST)
10:12:40.0
11:50:15.3
11:50:35.3
11:50:55.3
13:37:10.0
Longitude
73° 8’44.81”E
73.1457804o E
Altitude
+56.8o
+77.6o
+77.7o
+77.8o
+75.9o
Altitude
153.81m
Azimuth
091.1o
114.5o
114.6o
114.8o
249.8o
norms of social distancing.
During the event, various scientific
experiments and activities were also carried out by astronomy lovers
from the Pehowa Road location. The event was recorded and data were collected for further research. We have performed a scientific analysis of the phenomenon. Readings were taken to measure the changing ambient daylight, detecting change in the ambient magnetic field, measuring temperature variations etc. In one such experiment, the variation in light intensity with time was analysed during the eclipse. Briefly, the ambient light intensity field during the eclipse was measured with the help of a light-meter. Data were recorded with the help of sensors in the mobile app, and later on, retrieved to plot light
TABLE 4
Event
LOCATION THREE
Team 3
Contact 1
Contact 2
Maximum Eclipse
Contact 3
Contact 4
-
Bikaner, Rajasthan
Timings (U.T.)
04:41:20.3
06:19:51.1
-
08:07:24.2
Latitude
28° 1’12.00”N
28.0200000o N
Timings (IST)
10:11:20.3
-
11:49:51.1
-
13:37:24.2
Longitude
73°17’60.00”E
73.3000000oE
Altitude
+56.6o
-
+78.1o
-
+76.0o
-
Altitude
242 m
Azimuth
089.4o
109.9o
-
254.2o