Total solar eclipse not visible in PNG
Papua New Guineans couldn’t join the excitement to witness the Total Solar Eclipse which was only visible in the United, Canada and Mexico yesterday (8th April).
PNG including India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Afghanistan, Fiji, Mauritius, United Arab Emirates, Asian countries, South Atlantic Ocean, Africa, Australia and most of Europe continent were not in the pathway to observe the historical eclipse.
Despite the exhilaration shared on social media, PNG experienced a normal night as the eclipse was invisible in Oceania region.
However, the fun was experienced in other parts of the world with Canada, Mexico and USA having to observe total Solar Eclipse with a historical total duration of 4 minutes and 28 seconds.
At a magnitude of 1.02, the sun was entirely concealed by the moon’s shadow as Mexico cities Gomez Palacio, Austin, Indianapolis, USA’s Waco and Hamilton, and Kingston and Sherbrooke in Canada, enjoyed the great moment of the world’s utmost eclipse.
According to the live coverage by National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) the eclipse began in Mexico, and then crossed over into the U.S. through Texas.
From there, the path of totality, which was approximately 115 miles wide, extended northeast, crossing through 13 states.
In the U.S, totality ended in Maine, but the eclipse eventually entered the maritime provinces of Canada.
Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Artic, North America, some western parts of Europe and northern coastal of South America were also partially visible to the Solar Eclipse.
According to space experts a similar event experienced in North America last eventuated in 2017 and the next total solar eclipse is expected to occur around 2044 and 2045.