Partial eclipse from Miyazaki City, Japan
Partial solar eclipse over Sheung Shui, Hong Kong
Solar eclipse from Anhui, China
Solar eclipse from Wuhan, China
Partial eclipse from Beijing, China
Partial eclipse from Quezon City, Philippines
Partial eclipse from Daegu, South Korea
Partial eclipse in RSHS III, Subic Bay, Zambales, Philippines
Partial solar eclipse in Hanoi, Vietnam
Partial solar eclipse in Makati City, Philippines
Partial eclipse from Tainan, Taiwan
Partial eclipse from New Delhi, India
Partial eclipse from Kolkata, India
Solar Eclipse photos from Chennai, India
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happens 1 second after the end of the total phase in WUHAN. No doubt how
powerful is our sun
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Solar eclipse in Seoul
The solar eclipse of July 22, 2009 was the longest total solar eclipse of the
21st century, lasting as much as 6 minutes and 39 seconds in some places. It
caused tourist interest in eastern China, India and Nepal.
The eclipse was part of Saros series 136, as was the record-setting solar
eclipse of July 11, 1991. The next event from this series will be on August 2,
2027. The exceptional duration was a result of the Moon being near perigee,
with the apparent diameter of the Moon 8% larger than the Sun (magnitude 1.080)
and the Earth being near aphelion where the Sun appeared slightly smaller.
This was the second in the series of three eclipses in a one-month period, with
the lunar eclipse on July 7 and the lunar eclipse on August 6.
Visibility
It was visible from a narrow corridor through northern Maldives, northern
India, eastern Nepal, northern Bangladesh, Bhutan, northern Philippines, the
northern tip of Myanmar, central China and the Pacific Ocean, including the
Ryukyu Islands, Marshall Islands and Kiribati.
Totality was visible in many large cities, including Surat, Vadodara, Bhopal,
Varanasi, Patna, Gaya, Dinajpur, Siliguri, Guwahati, Tawang in India and
Chengdu, Nanchong, Chongqing, Yichang, Jingzhou, Wuhan, Huanggang, Hefei,
Hangzhou, Wuxi, Huzhou, Suzhou, Jiaxing, Ningbo, Shanghai, as well as over the
Three Gorges Dam in China.According to some experts, Taregana in Bihar, India
was expected to be the "best" place to view the event.
A partial eclipse was seen from the much broader path of the Moon's penumbra,
including most of Southeast Asia (all of India and China) and north-eastern
Oceania.
Duration
This solar eclipse was the longest total solar eclipse to occur in the 21st
century, and will not be surpassed in duration until June 13, 2132. Totality
lasted for up to 6 minutes and 39 seconds, with the maximum eclipse occurring
in the ocean at 02:35:21 UTC about 100 km south of the Bonin Islands, southeast
of Japan. The uninhabited North Iwo Jima island was the landmass with totality
time closest to maximum, while the closest inhabited point was Akusekijima,
where the eclipse lasted 6 minutes and 26 seconds.
Reaction
Indian scientists observed the solar eclipse from fighter jets. The Chinese
government used the opportunity to provide scientific education and to dispel
any superstition. Since the solar eclipse occurred almost exactly 10 years
after the Falun Gong movement was banned, it was feared that Falun Gong would
use this event to show that the heavens are displeased with the Chinese
government.
