By AFP More by this AuthorSkywatchers along a narrow band from west Africa to the Arabian Peninsula, India and southern China will witness on Sunday the most dramatic "ring of fire" solar eclipse to shadow the Earth in years. "Good weather is the key to successful eclipse viewing," astrophysicist Fred Espenak, an expert on eclipse prediction, commented on the NASA Eclipse website. A solar eclipse always occurs about two weeks before or after a lunar eclipse, when the Moon moves into Earth's shadow. There will be a second solar eclipse in 2020 on December 14 over South America. Even if the day has darkened, looking at a solar eclipse with the naked eye is dangerous.

Source: Daily Nation June 20, 2020 03:56 UTC