Solar eclipse, March 9 :Panasonic to broadcast live feed using solar power

Zee Media Bureau

New Delhi: On early morning of March 9, the South-east Asia will plunge into darkness to witness the first solar eclipse of 2016. The Japanese electronics giant, Panasonic will broadcast this spectacular moment from its Power Supply Container which works on solar power.

The 4 minute long live video will be delivered from Ternate, an island in Indonesia. Panasonic announced that the live broadcast of eclipse will start at 5:00 AM, March 9, in Ternate and can be seen on social sites like Ustream, YouTube Live and Periscope.

This event is entirely different from the previous two occasions when Panasonic used solar modules to streamline the solar eclipse.

As per NASA, the total solar eclipse is only visible for the people located on a 100 mile-round path that runs across the earth surface.

Solar eclipse is a natural phenomena which occurs when moon comes in between the path of the sun and the earth and blocks the bright sun area, revealing only a thing round linings of corona.