Nigerians have been warned to be alert and not to panic as a solar eclipse will occur in some parts of the country on Thursday.

National Space Research and Development
Agency (NSRDA) has urged the public not to
panic over the Annular Eclipse which will be
experienced between the hours of 7:15am and
10:03am on Thursday, September 1 with slight
variations in actual timing across the country.
In a press statement by the Head of Media and
Corporate Communications, Dr Felix Ale, the
Agency appealed to the general public not to
panic or adduce any mystical interpretations to
this event, urging them not to observe the
eclipse with naked eyes, as this can cause
damage.
According to the statement, in the Federal
Capital Territory Abuja, there will be a partial
eclipse, with an obscurity of 60 per cent, and the
first contact at about 7:17am, with maximum
eclipse at 8:32am and end at 10:00am.
Also, Lagos will experience its first contact with
the eclipse at 7:15am, with a maximum eclipse
occurring at 8:32am and ending at about
10:00am.
The Agency has arranged a viewing centre
tomorrow to enable members of the public,
pupils and students from various schools to view
the eclipse using specially designed viewing
instruments provided by the space Agency.
The viewing centre which has been set up by the
Agency will be open to the public on Thursday
1st September, 2016 from 6:45am for school
pupils and students to observe the annular
eclipse as part of its continuous programmes to
expose Nigerians and students to matters
concerning astronomical environmen


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