SOLAR ECLIPS OF 21ST CENTURY
A total solar eclips on Wednesday 22nd July 2009. Hundred 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 traveled half the globe. It was visible along a roughly 25 km wide corridor, U.S spce agency NASA said
In India, where eclipse superstitions are rife, people snaked through the narrow lanes of varanasi and gathered for a dip in the Ganga, an act believed to bring release from the cycle of life and death. The eclipse next swept through Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan,and Myanmar and over the crowded cities along china’s Yangtze River, before heading to the pacific.
In Hindu majority Nepal, the government declared a public holiday and thousands headed for water. Rain in some places blocked the view of the sun entirely. It lasted up to a maximum of 6 minutes, 39 seconds over the Pacific Ocean, according to NASA.
Hundreds of people witness solar eclips in kollam. Witness solar eclips in kOllam. Witnessed large groups of people engaged in sun gazing in kollam asramam maiden. Many people simply enjoyed the sun getting obscured for a short period. Some people prayed. Some refused to come out believing he occasion to be inauspicious and even a health hazard. The later group careful not to consume any food, since that too would cause harm
Prof. John Kurakar
A total solar eclips on Wednesday 22nd July 2009. Hundred 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 traveled half the globe. It was visible along a roughly 25 km wide corridor, U.S spce agency NASA said
In India, where eclipse superstitions are rife, people snaked through the narrow lanes of varanasi and gathered for a dip in the Ganga, an act believed to bring release from the cycle of life and death. The eclipse next swept through Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan,and Myanmar and over the crowded cities along china’s Yangtze River, before heading to the pacific.
In Hindu majority Nepal, the government declared a public holiday and thousands headed for water. Rain in some places blocked the view of the sun entirely. It lasted up to a maximum of 6 minutes, 39 seconds over the Pacific Ocean, according to NASA.
Hundreds of people witness solar eclips in kollam. Witness solar eclips in kOllam. Witnessed large groups of people engaged in sun gazing in kollam asramam maiden. Many people simply enjoyed the sun getting obscured for a short period. Some people prayed. Some refused to come out believing he occasion to be inauspicious and even a health hazard. The later group careful not to consume any food, since that too would cause harm
Prof. John Kurakar
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