Q. Term ‘Baily’s beads’ is associated with which of the following? Answer:
Total solar eclipses
Notes:
Baily's beads effect is also known as the Diamond ring effect. It is the last portion of the sun silhouetted behind the moon. At this period, it creates the image of the ring with a diamond shining and IT is observed just before or after the eclipse. This phenomenon was observed by Francis Baily in the year 1836.
It is a feature of total and annular solar eclipses.