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On April 8, the solar eclipse will take place. Many cities in Canada and the United States could witness the total solar eclipse.
A total solar eclipse is a pretty site to behold. This phenomenon allows scientists to study the nearest stars and related planets.
The last total solar eclipse occurred in 2017. This year’s solar eclipse is different in many ways which could help NASA achieve clarity on various discoveries.
“There are three different things about this year’s solar eclipse. The disk of the moon will be very large compared to the disk of the sun, about 6% larger in terms of area.so, the eclipse will be more total.” Says Prof Iftikhar Haque from the School of Language and Liberal Studies at Fanshawe college.
“Secondly, this eclipse will stay for a longer period as compared to previous eclipses. Thirdly, the most important thing is that the sun itself is at one of its maxima in terms of activity. we will be able to see sun in one of its most active phases.” says Prof. Haque.
Whenever any activity like this occurs the scientists gets excited because it helps them to understand various theories and make discoveries.
This eclipse will help to understand various theories related to the sun.
“We are going to get an amazing look at the upper atmosphere of the sun, the Corona. NASA particularly has several experiments that are planned. One of the is called The Super Dual Auroral Radar network which will look at the effect of the moon shadow moving over the upper atmosphere of the Earth and how it affects the ionosphere.” Said Prof. Haque.
“The second experiment is the Goldstone Apple Valley Radio Telescope, which will be used by the solar Patrol team to look at the active regions or the sunspots. But , the most important thing that NASA is going to look at is the behaviour od Solar Corona,” said Prof Haque.
The total solar eclipse, spanning a narrow band approximately 200 miles wide, will commence in Mexico at the Sinaloa province and traverse through the United States, starting in Texas and progressing towards northern states like Indiana, Ohio, and New York, before reaching Canada near Lake Erie.
Cities in Southwestern Ontario fall within the path of totality, followed by Quebec, New Brunswick, small parts of Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island. The eclipse will then exit through Newfoundland and Labrador. Optimal viewing spots lie at the center of this path, offering the longest duration to witness the total eclipse, which lasts around four minutes.
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