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Partial Solar Eclipse - 26 January 2009.
A Partial solar eclipse was witnessed by many people in Bangalore today, An excellent arrangement was made by JN Planetarium, so that general public can see and enjoy the eclipse.
A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between the Sun and the Earth so that the Sun is wholly or partially obscured. This can only happen during a new moon, when the Sun and Moon are in conjunction as seen from the Earth.
The match between the apparent sizes of the Sun and Moon during a total eclipse is a coincidence. The Sun's distance from the Earth is about 400 times the Moon's distance, and the Sun's diameter is about 400 times the Moon's diameter. Because these ratios are approximately the same, the sizes of the Sun and the Moon as seen from Earth appear to be approximately the same
Thanks to JNP and ABAA folks for organizing a nice
eclipse projection. Some of BAS members were involved in observations and explaining the crowd about Eclipse.
Over all it was a fantastic event.
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I didn't know it before I found your site about how a solar eclipse occurs, it occues when the Moon passes between the Sun and the
Earth so that the Sun is wholly or partially obscured. This can only
happen during a new moon, when the Sun and Moon are in conjunction as
seen from the Earth. This is because English is not my native language, even my little brother's blog is consist by french, you can see this site and laugh hard. rakeback
The solar eclipse last July 22, 2009 was the longest eclipse of the 21st century, lasting as much as 6 minutes and 39 seconds. Interested persons have look out for the solar eclipse July 2009, as the solar eclipse July 2009 will be the solar eclipse seen by more people than any other eclipse on record. The eclipse will pass from Asia, going over India and Singapore, and will travel southeast across the Pacific Ocean over South America. An eclipse is one of the most interesting lunar/solar phenomena to occur, and it's one of the few a lay person can see without needing fast cash for equipment like a telescope. The sun will completely darken for a period of up to 6 minutes. It could be worth some cash loans to get pics of solar eclipse July 2009.