Will ISRO’s Aditya-L1 Track The Sun During Darkness? Know Time, Duration Of Solar Eclipse [Video]

Solar Eclipse: A total solar eclipse will grace the skies across North America turning day into night on April 8. A solar eclipse occurs when the moon passes between the earth and the sun blocking the sun’s light entirely or partially. The cosmic drama, however, will only be visible from a few places. The total solar eclipse 2024 will darken the entire skies and will be visible across a 185-kilometre stretch between Mexico, the United States, and Canada and as many as 18 different US states will also get to witness it. 

Even though initial media reports suggested that the astronomical phenomenon will be tracked by India’s maiden solar spacecraft Aditya-L1 on April 8, but Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) Chairman S. Somanath said that the Aditya-L1 spacecraft will not see the solar eclipse as the moon is behind it. 

“Aditya L1 spacecraft will not see the solar eclipse as the moon is behind the spacecraft, at the Lagrange Point 1 (L1 point), …