A solar eclipse is a natural event that takes place on Earth when the Moon moves in its orbit between Earth and the Sun. If the Moon was only slightly closer to Earth and orbited in the same plane and its orbit was circular, we would see eclipses each month. The lunar orbit is elliptical and tilted with respect to Earth’s orbit, so we can only see up to 5 eclipses per year. Depending on the geometry of the Sun, Moon and Earth, the Sun can be totally blocked, or it can be partially blocked. Te recent annular solar eclipse was observed on December 26, 2019. To improve the knowledge on solar eclipse, an extension activity on Annular Solar Eclipse was conducted to high school students on December 26, 2019 at Aksharasantha Padmashree Harekala Haajabba’s higher primary school. The phenomenon was started at 09:16 A.M and ended at 10:10 A.M. After the phenomena, causes and superstitions about eclipse were explained to the high school students. 55 students participated in this activity.
Report by:
Dr. Yashodhara I.
