21st Century's Best Solar Eclipse View in Taregna

People in Taregna, which is just 35 km from Patna, are gearing up for a rare sight on July 22. They will witness the longest total solar eclipse of the 21st century on July 22. A large number of astrophysicists, solar scientists and astronomers from across the country, will gather in Taregna to witness the rare solar eclipse.

Among the top scientists, who will visit Taregna on July 22, are NASA's solar scientist Sandeep Das Gupta, his wife Ratnashri, who is the Director of the Nehru Planetarium and some scientists from Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR)-Mumbai.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is also expected to visit Taregna to view the solar eclipse. Renowned astronomer Amitabh Pandey will accompany him. Indira Gandhi Planetarium, Patna has joined hands with a Delhi-based SPACE to help the scientists cover the entire solar eclipse event.

Special arrangements are being made in Patna for the mass viweing of the solar eclipse. The live telecast of the event will be jointly shown by DDK-Bhopal, Patna and Dibrugarh.link