A sandwich of eclipses


Astronomical admirers across the kingdom snapped pictures of the start of a rare phenomenon last Friday, featuring three eclipses within the span of one month, as the Covid-19 crisis forced them to observe from the safety of their homes instead of meeting to collectively experience the event, writes Naman Arora.

The sandwich of eclipses, which started with a penumbral lunar eclipse from 8:45pm last Friday evening to 12:04am on Saturday, is scheduled for a solar eclipse on June 21 from 7:14am to 10am , followed by a second penumbral lunar eclipse on July 5 from 6:07am to 8:52am.

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