Today, many parts of the world will witness a rare solar eclipse. While people in North America will be able to see the event, people in other countries can watch the event live on NASA TV, Google TV and other platforms. The event will reportedly last for several hours, making it one of the biggest celestial events you won’t want to miss. However, ISRO’s Aditya L1 spacecraft, which is actively monitoring the Sun, will miss the total solar eclipse due to its position. Find out what the ISRO Chairman had to say in a statement.
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ISRO’s Aditya L1 spacecraft won’t capture total solar eclipse
The Aditya L1 spacecraft will be launched in 2023 to study the activity of the sun. It is currently in a halo orbit at Lagrangian point 1 (L1), allowing uninterrupted observations of the Sun. The spacecraft’s position is planned very precisely so that it will not be able to witness the total solar eclipse. ISRO chose such a location because it did not want the research to be affected by any occultation or eclipse.new delhi tv lead ISRO Chairman S. Somanath said, “The Aditya L1 spacecraft will not see the solar eclipse because the Moon is behind the spacecraft, at Lagrangian point 1 (L1 point), and the solar eclipse visible from Earth does not make much sense.” That location. ”
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Therefore, the Aditya L1 spacecraft deliberately missed this rare celestial event even though it was very close to the Sun. The L1 point is 1.5 million kilometers away from the Earth, allowing the spacecraft to see the sun clearly. The spacecraft was launched into a halo orbit on January 6, 2024, and it has been actively studying the Sun’s solar activity ever since. Somanath also highlighted how spacecraft can create their own artificial eclipses to study the sun. “Solar eclipses are created in the coronagraph by eliminating light from the solar disk,” Somanath said. Additionally, Nigar Shaji, project director for the Aditya L1 mission, said: “Nothing special happens to the sun due to the eclipse. “
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