Have you seen Solar Eclipse 2009?

Replicabag · #1 (**permalink**) 07-21-09, 22:28

Solar eclipse 2009 is the longest total eclipse in the 21st century, lasted for more than six and a half minutes at its peak, and blacked out the world’s most populous countries as it passed directly over China and India.
Medical, scientific, and government authorities have issued warnings against looking at the eclipse with unprotected eyes.
Have you seen the solar eclipse today? What do you think of it?

Quilceda · #2 (**permalink**) 07-21-09, 22:36

Wish I could've seen it, but I'm not even close. :mad: I read that it was only about a minute shorter than the theoretical maximum duration of any solar eclipse.

Replicabag · #3 (**permalink**) 07-21-09, 22:49

Quote:

Originally Posted by Quilceda

Wish I could've seen it, but I'm not even close. :mad: I read that it was only about a minute shorter than the theoretical maximum duration of any solar eclipse.

Really?
Though I haven't seen it, my mom in Hubei, China has seen it by herself!