A Partial Solar Eclipse

The first solar eclipse of 2020 took place today, Sunday, June 21, 2020. Observers in India got the chance to see a dramatic celestial spectacle – a spectacular ‘ring of fire’ in the sky produced by the Moon and the Sun. Here’s all you need to know about this amazing and rare astronomical event. Were the Moon just a wee bit closer - 379,100 rather than 381,500 kilometres away - Earthlings would have been treated to a total blackout, visible at a given spot on our planet about every 400 years.