NASRDA, Nigeria's National Space Research and
Development Agency has made a partial solar
eclipse occurrence prediction for different part of
Nigeria on Sunday November 3rd, 2013.
According to Professor Seidu Mohammed, the DG of
the agency, eclipse is an astronomical event that
occurs when an astronomical object is temporarily
obscured.
This occurs either by passing into the shadow of
another body or by having another body pass
between it and the viewer as seen from the earth.
Mohammed advised Nigerians not to panic
unnecessarily as nothing untoward would happen on
that day.
''These things are natural phenomena; Nigerians
should not be afraid; the agency has responsibility to
the nation, hence the reason for the early warning
signal,'' he said.
Mohammed said that the partial eclipse would not
affect the airspace but advised Nigerians not to think
that the world would come to an end because of the
occurrence.
Prof. Opara Fidelis, Director, Centre for Basic Space
Science, said that different parts of the country
would witness the eclipse at different times of the
day.
He said that for instance, Abuja would witness it at
1p.m., Lagos, 12:30 p m.; Kano, 1.07 p m. and
Enugu, 1.04 p.m.
Fidelis, however, advised Nigerians to wear
sunglasses to view the occurrence, adding that the
glasses would protect their eyes from damage that
might arise.
Meanwhile, the NASDRA director-general said that
the agency would provide such glasses for some
Nigerians, especially children and selected Nigerians.
He said that the entire African continent would be
affected by the partial eclipse, while some other
parts of the world would witness total eclipse.
Mohammed urged Nigerians to go about their normal
businesses as such occurrences happened
occasionally.
The same occurrence is expected in April 2014,
March 2015 and Sept 2016.
[NAN, NASRDA]
Development Agency has made a partial solar
eclipse occurrence prediction for different part of
Nigeria on Sunday November 3rd, 2013.
According to Professor Seidu Mohammed, the DG of
the agency, eclipse is an astronomical event that
occurs when an astronomical object is temporarily
obscured.
This occurs either by passing into the shadow of
another body or by having another body pass
between it and the viewer as seen from the earth.
Mohammed advised Nigerians not to panic
unnecessarily as nothing untoward would happen on
that day.
''These things are natural phenomena; Nigerians
should not be afraid; the agency has responsibility to
the nation, hence the reason for the early warning
signal,'' he said.
Mohammed said that the partial eclipse would not
affect the airspace but advised Nigerians not to think
that the world would come to an end because of the
occurrence.
Prof. Opara Fidelis, Director, Centre for Basic Space
Science, said that different parts of the country
would witness the eclipse at different times of the
day.
He said that for instance, Abuja would witness it at
1p.m., Lagos, 12:30 p m.; Kano, 1.07 p m. and
Enugu, 1.04 p.m.
Fidelis, however, advised Nigerians to wear
sunglasses to view the occurrence, adding that the
glasses would protect their eyes from damage that
might arise.
Meanwhile, the NASDRA director-general said that
the agency would provide such glasses for some
Nigerians, especially children and selected Nigerians.
He said that the entire African continent would be
affected by the partial eclipse, while some other
parts of the world would witness total eclipse.
Mohammed urged Nigerians to go about their normal
businesses as such occurrences happened
occasionally.
The same occurrence is expected in April 2014,
March 2015 and Sept 2016.
[NAN, NASRDA]
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