Interview with Author: Ajit Chandrasekhar on Eclipses

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Interview with Ajit Chandrasekhar Regarding Solar Eclipses:


Good Morning Ajit. Thank you for the interesting post on the annular solar eclipse.
We have some questions for you.


Print.Able:
Have you seen other solar eclipses, or is it only the one in Kannur that you have seen?
Ajit:
I saw two others.

Print.Able:
Which was the first one you saw?
Ajit:
The first one I saw was the solar eclipse in Dharwad on 16th February 1980.


Print.Able:
Tell us some details.
Ajit:
It was in the afternoon around 15:30 (3:30 pm). I saw the diamond ring effect. You could see the stars in the sky. The sky turned dark, but there was still light in the sky like at twilight.


Print.Able:
Which was the second one?
Ajit:
Saw the second one in Maheshwar on 22nd July, 2009.


Print.Able:
Do share some details.
Ajit:
It was very cloudy since it was the monsoon. It happened as soon as the sun rose, and the sky became dark. It was raining hard.


Print.Able:
Do you plan to see another one?
Ajit:
Yes. There will be one on 20th March, 2034, visible in southern Tamil Nadu.



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