Solar Eclipse 2009
Solar Eclipse 2009 will be a total eclipse and also the longest in my lifetime…
The total eclipse will be Wednesday, July 22nd, 2009, with in a narrow corridor beginning in northern India and crossing eastern Nepal, northern Bangladesh, Bhutan, the northern tip of Myanmar and central China.
After leaving the Asian mainland, the path will cross Japan’s Ryukyu Islands and curve southeast over the Marshall Islands and Kiribati, where the maximum duration of totality will be 6 minutes, 39 seconds.
Not very long to see a total eclipse. But…this total eclipse of the sun, will last longer than any other total eclipse in almost 500 years. Those years being from 1814 to 2309. Pretty impressive, isn’t it?
Not very long to see a total eclipse. Those of us not in the above mentioned areas can view Solar Eclipse 2009 on line.
What Is A Total Solar Eclipse?
It occurs when the moon completely covers the disc of the sun from the view of the observer on Earth.
How Often Does A Solar Eclipse Occur?
Usually about one every 18 months. There are as many as 70 eclipses during a year but that includes both solar and lunar, or eclipses of the moon, and partial eclipses of both.
When Was The Last Solar Eclipse and When Will The Next Solar Eclipse Be?
The last total solar eclipse was Aug. 1, 2008, over Greenland, Russia and Mongolia. The next one will be July 11, 2010, across the South Pacific that will touch Easter Island and the southern tip of Chile.
What is the best place to view Solar Eclipse 2009 online and at what time in the Florida area? (Eastern coast)
- Grupo Saros (China – Wuhan) or www.saros.org/index.html at 9:25 p.m. Tuesday in Jacksonville.
- Eclipse City (China – Shanghai) www.eclipse-tv.com/ at 9:36 p.m. Tuesday.
- Live! Eclipse 2009 (Japan), www.live-eclipse.org at 9:55 p.m. Tuesday.
Solar Eclipse 2009 is not something that you want to miss. So, let the kids stay up late and let them watch a pice of history in the making.
A Total Solar Eclipse 2009
Darkness fell across parts of China and India as a total solar eclipse passed across the world’s most populous countries.
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It was beautiful eclipse, just saw it on the website when it turn the would like a night time… I was missing out that time cause I was in BKK, Thailand and it was raining heavy this morning.