ALSO READ: Solar Eclipse 2023 on October 14: Will the ‘Ring of Fire’ be visible in India? All you need to know The annual solar eclipse will not be visible in India, despite it will begin at 11.29 pm IST and end at 11.34 pm IST. It will last for about five minutes. The solar eclipse will be visible in major parts of North America, covering the United States, Mexico, and several countries in Central America and South America.
As per US timings, the solar eclipse will begin in Oregon at 9:13 a.m. PDT and ends in Texas at 12:03 p.m. CDT, according to NASA.
One can watch the annular solar eclipse on NASA's live stream on YouTube, as it will not be visible in India, reported Moneycontrol. Apart from the solar eclipse, a lunar eclipse will take place on 29 October. It will be the second lunar eclipse of the year.
In October, skywatchers can also witness the Orionid meteor shower. A Royal Observatory public astronomy officer, Jake Foster, said that the Orionids will peak this year on 21 October (22 October in India) between midnight and dawn. Around 25 shooting stars every hour can be watched.
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