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An annular solar eclipse is seen formed over the skies of Male, Maldives, Friday, Jan. 15, 2010.
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An annular solar eclipse is seen formed over the skies of Male, Maldives, Friday, Jan. 15, 2010.
Image Credit: AP
"Ring of fire" solar eclipse millennium's longest
Singapore: The longest, ring-like solar eclipse of the millennium started on Friday, with astronomers saying the Maldives was the best place to view the phenomenon that will not happen again for over 1,000 years.
Thousands of people in cities across southern India have gathered to witness a solar eclipse.
Crowds looked up at the sky Friday, using special protective eyeglasses, as the moon crossed the sun's path, leaving just a narrow, blazing rim of light.
US space agency Nasa said on its website the eclipse was annular, meaning the moon will block most of the sun's middle, but not its edges, causing it to look like a ring.
This blockage will last for 11 minutes, 8 seconds, an annual duration Nasa said would not be exceeded until Dec. 23, 3043.
The "ring" will be seen in a narrow stretch spanning Central Africa, the Maldives, southern India, northern Sri Lanka, parts of Myanmar and China. In Africa, the Middle East and Eastern Europe, it will be a partial eclipse, Nasa said.
Astronomers said Male, the main island of the Indian Ocean island nation the Maldives, will be the best place on land to witness the eclipse as it will last there for over 10 minutes.
In India, the eclipse gave an added auspicious edge to the Kumbh Mela festival where thousands of people immerse themselves in the Ganges river, an act believed to purge all sins.
"Today is a combination of a moonless night and a solar eclipse that (is also happening) during the time of Kumbh Mela. It is a very rare phenomena," Baba Ram Vilas, a Hindu monk in saffron robes, told reporters on the banks of the Ganges river, where the Kumbh Mela is held every 12 years in a different city.
"Taking a holy dip during the solar eclipse is a very pious act. It is very auspicious, it is very fruitful and it can get one salvation," Hindu priest Babu Ram Sashtri added in Haridwar.
Astronomers said the eclipse started at 0514 GMT in the Central Africa Republic, peaking at around 0700 GMT and ending completely at 1007 GMT.
Singapore: The longest, ring-like solar eclipse of the millennium started on Friday, with astronomers saying the Maldives was the best place to view the phenomenon that will not happen again for over 1,000 years.
Thousands of people in cities across southern India have gathered to witness a solar eclipse.
Crowds looked up at the sky Friday, using special protective eyeglasses, as the moon crossed the sun's path, leaving just a narrow, blazing rim of light.
US space agency Nasa said on its website the eclipse was annular, meaning the moon will block most of the sun's middle, but not its edges, causing it to look like a ring.
This blockage will last for 11 minutes, 8 seconds, an annual duration Nasa said would not be exceeded until Dec. 23, 3043.
The "ring" will be seen in a narrow stretch spanning Central Africa, the Maldives, southern India, northern Sri Lanka, parts of Myanmar and China. In Africa, the Middle East and Eastern Europe, it will be a partial eclipse, Nasa said.
Astronomers said Male, the main island of the Indian Ocean island nation the Maldives, will be the best place on land to witness the eclipse as it will last there for over 10 minutes.
In India, the eclipse gave an added auspicious edge to the Kumbh Mela festival where thousands of people immerse themselves in the Ganges river, an act believed to purge all sins.
"Today is a combination of a moonless night and a solar eclipse that (is also happening) during the time of Kumbh Mela. It is a very rare phenomena," Baba Ram Vilas, a Hindu monk in saffron robes, told reporters on the banks of the Ganges river, where the Kumbh Mela is held every 12 years in a different city.
"Taking a holy dip during the solar eclipse is a very pious act. It is very auspicious, it is very fruitful and it can get one salvation," Hindu priest Babu Ram Sashtri added in Haridwar.
Astronomers said the eclipse started at 0514 GMT in the Central Africa Republic, peaking at around 0700 GMT and ending completely at 1007 GMT.
A solar eclipse viewed from Colombo
AFP – A solar eclipse viewed from Colombo. A solar eclipse that reduced the sun to a blazing ring surrounding …
AFP – A solar eclipse viewed from Colombo. A solar eclipse that reduced the sun to a blazing ring surrounding …
An annular solar eclipse is seen formed over the skies of Ranchi, the capital of the eastern Indian state of Jharkhand, Friday, Jan. 15, 2010. Thousands of people in India viewed the spectacle of an eclipse of the sun looking skywards through special filter eyeglasses as the moon crosses its path blocking everything but a narrow, blazing rim of light.(AP Photo/Sasanka Sen)
Annular solar eclipse occurs over the skies of the southern Indian town of Rameswaram January 15, 2010. The annular eclipse of the sun, which will last for over 11 minutes during its maximum duration, will be visible from a 300-km wide track that passes half of the Earth, according to NASA.REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri
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The moon passes between the sun and the earth during an annular solar eclipse in Lianyungang, Jiangsu province January 15, 2010. The longest, ring-like solar eclipse of the millennium started on Friday, with astronomers saying the Maldives was the best place to view the phenomenon that will not happen again for over 1,000 years. REUTERS/China Daily
The partial solar eclipse is seen over a crescent fixed on the minaret of a mosque in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Friday, Jan. 15, 2010.(AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
Annular solar eclipse occurs over the skies of the southern Indian town of Rameswaram January 15, 2010. The annular eclipse of the sun, which will last for over 11 minutes during its maximum duration, will be visible from a 300-km wide track that passes half of the Earth, according to NASA.REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri
The beginning of a solar eclipse is shown on a hand in Amman January 15, 2010. The annular eclipse of the sun, which will last for over 11 minutes during its maximum duration, will be visible from a 300-km wide track that passes half of the Earth, according to NASA.REUTERS/Ali Jarekji
Nice animated pic show how Eclipse form:
http://www.eclipse.org.uk/eclipse/0132010/Cochin_India_2010Jan15_anim.gif
http://www.eclipse.org.uk/eclipse/0132010/Cochin_India_2010Jan15_anim.gif
A bird is silhouetted against the sun during the formation of an annular solar eclipse in New Delhi, India, Friday, Jan. 15, 2010. Thousands of people in India viewed the spectacle of the eclipse of the sun looking skywards through special filter eyeglasses as the moon crosses its path blocking everything but a narrow, blazing rim of light.(AP Photo)
An airplane flies past a partial solar eclipse in Taipei, Taiwan, Friday, Jan. 15, 2010.(AP Photo/Wally Santana)
