The asteroid 2011 MD will pass only 12,000 kilometres (7,500 miles) above Earth's surface at around 6.56 pm on Monday, Science Popularisation Association of Communicators and Educators Director C B Devgun said.
Sky gazers are awaiting the longest total solar eclipse of the 21st century on July 22 as it will provide a rare opportunity to witness the grand event for the people in west, central, east and north-east India. A total eclipse occurs when the sun is completely obscured by the moon. The intensely bright disk of the sun is replaced by the dark silhouette of the moon.The countries that will witness the path of the Moon's umbral shadow are India and Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan.
A penumbral lunar eclipse will greet sky watchers in the wee hours of Saturday, the last of three lunar eclipses this year.
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