Professor Photon is a scientist. He is designing a rocket to take him to the sun. His colleague Professor Spark tells him that he and the rocket will burn out when they reach near the sun. Professor Photon has an answer to this - he says that he will launch the rocket so that it reaches the sun during a total solar eclipse.

Is Professor Photon's logic correct? Give reason.

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Solution

No, Professor Photon's logic is incorrect. Because during a solar eclipse, the sun remains as it is, only the path of the light rays coming from the sun is blocked by the moon. When the professor will reach nearby the sun there will not anything that can block the sunlight coming from the sun. Hence, he will surely burn out along with his rocket.

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