Ghanaians have been urged to prepare for this weekend�s partial hybrid solar eclipse.
Ghana and other parts of West Africa will on Sunday, November 3, experience the natural phenomenon. A partial hybrid solar eclipse is a stellar spectacle where there is a maximum partial covering of the sun by the moon.
It will happen at 22 minutes past 1 pm that day. Barring any rains or cloudy weather, Ghanaians will see the normal afternoon sunny light bring dimmed for about one-and-half minutes.
About 80 to 85 percent of the sun�s face would be covered by the Moon.
A member of the Africa Astronomical Society, Professor Emmanuel Amamoo-Otchere, said Ghanaians must not forget to wear their eyeshades when watching the phenomenon.
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