A solar eclipse will occur in Nigeria tomorrow between 7:15am and 10:03am with slight variations in actual timing across the country, the National Space Research and Development Agency has said.
A statement from the Head of Media and Corporate Communications, Dr Felix Ale, said the agency had arranged viewing centres to enable members of the public, pupils and students view the eclipse with specially designed viewing instruments.
He said the eclipse cannot be viewed with the naked eyes as this could cause permanent damage to human eyes.
In Abuja, there will be a partial eclipse with an obscurity of 60% and the first contact will be at about 7:17am, with maximum eclipse at 8:32am and the last at 10:00am.
Lagos will experience its first contact with the eclipse at 7:15am with a maximum eclipse at 8:32am and ending at about 10:00am.
The agency advised the public not to panic or attach any spiritual connotation to the eclipse, as it is a natural occurrence which had been predicted by science.
