Watch First Solar Eclipse In Decades
The new decade's first solar eclipse - when the moon travels between the sun and the earth, casting a shadow on the sun - will happen this afternoon.
Singapore lies some distance away from the path of the main shadow, so only a partial eclipse can be seen here.
The first sign of the shadow will emerge here at 3.10pm, with the largest shadow visible at 4.26pm.
Source: AsiaOne
Besides being the first solar eclipse of the decade, the entire event (11 minutes and 8 seconds) will also be the longest in this millennium. You will have to wait until the year 3043 to witness such a long solar eclipse.
If you have no time to get out of your office or home, there is a live webcast capturing the solar eclipse from the the roof of the Holiday Inn in Maldives here.
Posted at 8:04 PM | Labels: Miscellaneous |
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