पूर्ण सूर्य ग्रहण 2024: इसरो के आदित्य एल1 की झलक नहीं दिखेगी, जानिए क्यों

Total Solar Eclipse 2024: ISRO's Aditya L1 will not be visible, know why

A complete solar eclipse is set to occur on April 8, visible in parts of North America as the Moon passes directly between the Sun and Earth, momentarily blocking out sunlight. Interestingly, India's Aditya L1, a solar-focused mission by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), will not have the opportunity to witness this event. Despite its constant monitoring of the Sun with six instruments, Aditya L1's positioning in orbit prevents it from observing the eclipse, situated strategically at a distance of 1.5 million km from Earth in a halo orbit around Lagrange Point 1 (L1) between the Earth and the Sun.

ISRO chairman S Somanath explained to NDTV that the eclipse is not visible to the Aditya L1 spacecraft because the Moon is positioned behind it at Lagrange Point 1. This unique positioning grants Aditya L1 an uninterrupted view of the Sun, 24x7, 365 days a year. As a result, it will miss out on witnessing the rare total solar eclipse. While the eclipse will be visible from select locations in North America and not from India, interested viewers worldwide can tune into live streams on platforms like YouTube and social media. NASA, for instance, will start its live coverage of the eclipse at 10:30 pm IST on various social media platforms.

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