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Partial Solar Eclipse Visible on Dec 26
BANGKOK, Dec 20 (TNA) – A partial solar eclipse will be visible in Thailand’s skies on Dec 26 while observation sites will be set up for safe viewing at main observatories and a network of 410 schools across the country.
The National Astronomical Research Institute of Thailand (NARIT) said Thai people can witness the partial solar eclipse in all regions.
The maximum obstruction of the sun or about 80 per cent can be seen in Yala’s Betong district, 56 per cent in Bangkok and 40 per cent in Chiang Rai’s Mae Sai district.
The celestial event, a ring of fire, caused by the outer edges of the Sun peeking out around the moon will be visible in India, Sri Lanka, Singapore, and Indonesia.
In Thailand, public members can observe the solar eclipse through telescope fitted with filters from 9 am onward at four main observation spots at the Princess Sirindhorn Astro Park in Chiang Mai’s Mae Rim district and regional observatories in Nakhon Ratchasima, Chachoengsao and Songkhla.
Other observation spots in each province can be found in the NARIT website http://www.narit.or.th/index.php/77-astronomy-network. (TNA)