
Solar eclipse
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- First solar eclipse of 2020 occurred on 21 June 2020
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- It was annular solar eclipse
- solar eclipse occurs when the moon moves between the Sun and the Earth.
- There are three types of solar eclipses – total, partial and annular
- In an annular solar eclipse, the Moon covers the Sun from the centre. It appears as bright outer ring. Popularly known as ‘Ring of Fire’