The National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA) has debunked a claim on the TikTok platform of total darkness on the earth from April 8 for some days, due to the eclipse of the sun.
Recall there is a viral message on TikTok claiming that there will be three days of darkness on Earth which would occur when the earth passes through the photon belt.
Speaking with Newsmen on this claim, Mr Felix Ale, NASRDA Director of Media and Corporate Communications, said there would be an eclipse that would last for four minutes only in the North America Axis.
He said the four-minute eclipse would not even be witnessed in Africa.
“It will happen in North America axis. We will not feel it here because it will be at night in Africa. The eclipse will only last for four minutes and it will not affect us at all,” he said.
Speaking in the same vein, Ayantunji Gbenro, NASRDA Director of Physical and Life Science Department told Newsmen that the three days total darkness on earth being peddled on TIK TOK platform as a result of eclipse was false.
“It is a false alarm. This is my professional position. What is true is a total solar eclipse that will take place as the moon is ascending node on Monday, April 8, 2024, visible across North America.
“A solar eclipse occurs when the moon passes between earth and the sun, thereby obscuring the image of the sun for a viewer on earth.
A total solar eclipse occurs when the Moon’s apparent diameter is larger than the Sun’s, blocking all direct sunlight, turning day into darkness,“ he explained.
