What Makes The Total Solar Eclipse On April 8 Special, And Things Scientists Aim To Learn

Solar Eclipse: Scientists on and off the solar eclipse’s path of totality will study the event to learn interesting facts about the Sun's corona, and impact of the eclipse on the Earth’s atmosphere.

Total Solar Eclipse: During a total solar eclipse, the Sun's corona becomes clearly visible. But one must not look at the Sun directly at the time of totality, or when the Moon completely covers the bright face of the Sun, because this can cause severe eye injury.  ( Image Source :Getty/ABP Live )

Total Solar Eclipse 2024: The first solar eclipse of the year, which will be a total solar eclipse, is set to begin at 9:12 pm IST on April 8. People living in the United States, Canada, and Mexico are excited about the event because this will be the last total solar eclipse to be visible to North Americans till August 2044. While the total solar eclipse on April 8 will not be visible to people in India, it can be viewed online. It will end at 2:22 am IST on April 9.  When the new Moon