Friday, July 24, 2009

TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE SUN






A total solar eclipse is seen in Varanasi, India, Wednesday, July 22, 2009. The longest solar eclipse of the 21st century pitched a swath of Asia from India to China into near darkness Wednesday as millions gathered to watch the phenomenon.

 







Sadhus, or Hindu holy men, watch the solar eclipse through specially-designed viewing glasses in Allahabad, India, Wednesday, July 22, 2009. The longest solar eclipse of the 21st century pitched a swath of Asia from India to China into near darkness Wednesday as millions gathered to watch the phenomenon.

 





A combo photo shows the moon passing between the sun and the earth during a solar eclipse in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan July 22, 2009. A total solar eclipse on Wednesday 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. REUTERS/Kyodo (JAPAN ENVIRONMENT SCI TECH SOCIETY) JAPAN OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN JAPAN

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