Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Asia darkens under longest solar eclipse of century
China total solar eclipse on July 22 swept across a narrow swathe of Asia, where hundreds of millions of people watched the skies darken, though in some places thick summer clouds blocked the sun.
The longest total solar eclipse of the 21st century cut through the world's most populous nations, India and China, as it travelled half the globe. It was visible along a roughly 250 km wide (155 miles) corridor, U.S space agency NASA said.
In India, where eclipse superstitions are rife, people snaked through the narrow lanes of the ancient Hindu holy city of Varanasi and gathered for a dip in the Ganges, an act believed to bring release from the cycle of life and death.
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The longest total solar eclipse of the 21st century cut through the world's most populous nations, India and China, as it travelled half the globe. It was visible along a roughly 250 km wide (155 miles) corridor, U.S space agency NASA said.
In India, where eclipse superstitions are rife, people snaked through the narrow lanes of the ancient Hindu holy city of Varanasi and gathered for a dip in the Ganges, an act believed to bring release from the cycle of life and death.
To read the full article, click here..
To read the ePaper, visit: http://www.newsindia-times.com/
Labels: 21st century eclipse, Asia, darkness, eclipse superstitions, hindu holy city, longest solar eclipse, Moon, solar eclipse, sun, total solar eclipse, Varanasi
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