<p>Come December 26, space enthusiasts will make a beeline for ‘Kutta,’ a tiny village in Kodagu district bordering Kerala.</p>.<p>The ‘diamond ring’ solar eclipse that day will be seen clearly from Kayamani area of Kutta.</p>.<p>There will be 99-100% accuracy for the sky spectacle in Kutta, say experts.</p>.<p>A team of scientists from Pune has been making special preparations at Kutta. As many as 1,000 students from Kodagu and Mysuru have been invited to witness the rare incident. A playground near a coffee plantation in Kutta is getting ready for the event. Special glasses will be distributed to the viewers.</p>.<p>Kutta and Birunani are at the exact point of 99-100% visibility of the eclipse, which will resemble a ring. The eclipse takes place from 8.05 am to<br />11 am and can be viewed at Kutta between 9 am and 9.30 am. The percentage of accuracy is 89.4 in Bengaluru, 84 in Chennai and 74 in<br />Mumbai.</p>.<p>“Eclipse with such accuracy cannot be witnessed in the near future after the one on December 26. So, nobody should miss this opportunity,” district Vijnana Parishat office-bearers said. They informed that students will be provided with special glasses at a subsidised rate by the Parishat. However the cloudy atmosphere may prove a dampener, they said.</p>.<p>State Vijnana Parishat district committee vice president Krishna Chaitanya said people from Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra too have been arriving at Kutta to watch the solar eclipse.</p>.<p>The eclipse occurs when the moon comes in a straight line between the earth and the sun, making only the outer surface of the sun visible, as if it was a ring.</p>
<p>Come December 26, space enthusiasts will make a beeline for ‘Kutta,’ a tiny village in Kodagu district bordering Kerala.</p>.<p>The ‘diamond ring’ solar eclipse that day will be seen clearly from Kayamani area of Kutta.</p>.<p>There will be 99-100% accuracy for the sky spectacle in Kutta, say experts.</p>.<p>A team of scientists from Pune has been making special preparations at Kutta. As many as 1,000 students from Kodagu and Mysuru have been invited to witness the rare incident. A playground near a coffee plantation in Kutta is getting ready for the event. Special glasses will be distributed to the viewers.</p>.<p>Kutta and Birunani are at the exact point of 99-100% visibility of the eclipse, which will resemble a ring. The eclipse takes place from 8.05 am to<br />11 am and can be viewed at Kutta between 9 am and 9.30 am. The percentage of accuracy is 89.4 in Bengaluru, 84 in Chennai and 74 in<br />Mumbai.</p>.<p>“Eclipse with such accuracy cannot be witnessed in the near future after the one on December 26. So, nobody should miss this opportunity,” district Vijnana Parishat office-bearers said. They informed that students will be provided with special glasses at a subsidised rate by the Parishat. However the cloudy atmosphere may prove a dampener, they said.</p>.<p>State Vijnana Parishat district committee vice president Krishna Chaitanya said people from Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra too have been arriving at Kutta to watch the solar eclipse.</p>.<p>The eclipse occurs when the moon comes in a straight line between the earth and the sun, making only the outer surface of the sun visible, as if it was a ring.</p>