chasing a eclipsed sun my village TAREGANA

Taregana , (MASAURHI) which literally means counting stars, is said to be the place of astronomer-mathematician Aryabhatta who studied stars while living here in earlier days. Myself born over there, came to know about this fact recently.

Hundreds of astrophysicists and other scientists who had gathered from across the world to witness the rare total solar eclipse in my village Taregana but the clouds betrayed us and we missed out on the spellbinding view that the crowds enjoyed in Varanasi. The clear skies made it possible for nature’s diamond ring to be visible when the moon completely covered the sun for a few minutes at dawn today.

However, in my village Taregana the eclipse watchers felt let down by the weather gods. Thick clouds and an overcast sky played spoilsport for the hundreds of thousands of visitors who had assembled to watch the much-hyped total solar eclipse. Many walked away disappointed but others appeared thrilled to experience the dawn breaking into a dark night, if only for a few minutes today morning.

For a moment the sky changed so abruptly that the sea of humanity that had descended on this nondescript town were confounded by the complete darkness enveloping the area after the bright light of dawn.

One could hear the loud shrieks and lights were switched on in every home. Thousands of vehicles were stuck in a massive traffic jam and drivers had to turn their headlights on. Some street dogs began to howl in a strange manner; crows and other birds could be seen scurrying back to their nests.All together everyone was shouting to his full strength and the roar was biting.

A ten-member team of scientists from SPACE, a Delhi based NGO coordinating the event, was present along with some observers from Belgium and Namibia.

They had set up various telescopes and other equipment to record the event. The state’s administrative machinery as well as security personnel were on their toes till the spectacle ended and the crowds began to recede.

congrats me frnds

My village became international.......

and i m proud 2 be a taregana(MASAURHI)