Students have field day on Zero shadow

NT Correspondent

Bengaluru: Zero shadow day" refers to a phenomenon that occurs when the Sun is positioned directly overhead at a specific location, causing objects on the ground to cast no shadows.

In Bengaluru the Zero shadow was witnessed in the afternoon around 12:17PM to 12:27PM.

Places such as Chennai, Mangalore, Bhopal have also witnessed the Zero shadow.

In a workshop conducted at Jawaharlal Nehru Planetarium several high school students learnt about how fast the earth spins in a day, how many kilometres per hour the earth moves, and mainly the circumference of the earth was calculated using today's event.

There were activities conducted regarding how Zero Shadow occurs.