First day of Summer
- POSTED ON: 7 Jun, 2021
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- POSTED BY: Archana Subramanian|YoungWorld
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It was just yesterday when the nights were clear and dark and the new moon allowed one to observe faint objects such as galaxies and star clusters. In fact, another celestial delight enthralled the people of Russia, the Arctic Ocean, western Greenland, and Canada — an annular solar eclipse, which occurs when the moon is too far away from the Earth to completely cover the Sun. This results in a ring of light around the darkened moon. Also keep an eye out for the brightest planet Venus and red planet Mars in the early evening sky throughout June.