Eclipse a let down for many,but experts say enough experiments conducted

“At Wadwana,our astronomer friends recorded the behaviour of cranes that suddenly started flying out of the trees as darkness descended for two minutes. Recordings from various video cameras and radio telescopes would be sent to the PRL where all the data would be tabulated,” added Pathak.

Experiments will be carried out in the next three days to understand weather patterns in the region before and after the solar eclipse.

However,for a large number of students,it was a let down as other parts of the country and the world with clearer skies witnessed the celestial event in its full glory. “My son had been preparing for it for the last one week,getting all the filters and goggles and checking dos and don’ts to watch this eclipse,” said Satish Patel,a parent who accompanied his son to Bal Bhawan.

Students from 18 countries including Egypt,Switzerland,China,Poland and Spain came to see the eclipse at Urmi School where about 100 students from the school were experimenting and studying animal and plant behaviour. “It is worth to be here despite the clouds obstructing view of the solar eclipse,as it is a rare occasion of the century,” said Carolina,a Polish student.