Total Solar Eclipse stories:
Longest 21st century solar eclipse wows millions
Jul 21st, 2009 - Reuters
(Adds details from China) VARANASI, India/WUHAN, China, July 22 (Reuters) - A total solar eclipse began its flight on Wednesday across a narrow swathe of Asia, where hundreds of millions of people watched the skies darken despite thick summer clouds.
Asia set for total solar eclipse
Jul 21st, 2009 - BBC NEWS
Stargazers will travel long distances to see the eclipse Millions of people in Asia will see the longest total solar eclipse this century as swaths of India and China are plunged into darkness.
Asia to Experience Lengthy Eclipse Wednesday
Jul 21st, 2009 - VOA News
Hundreds of millions of people across Asia are waiting to witness what is being described as the longest solar eclipse of the 21st century. A solar eclipse occurs when the moon passes between the Sun and the Earth...
Solar eclipse excitement sweeps Asia
Jul 21st, 2009 - CNN
(CNN) -- Skywatchers are gathering from parking lots in western India to music festivals on remote Japanese islands to witness what NASA describes as an "exceptionally long" total solar eclipse that will cross half the planet on Wednesday.
Total Solar Eclipse videos from YouTube:
6:32Total Solar Eclipse 2006
Realtime video with closeups of the totality from Aspendos Theatre/Turkey.
4:35FULL Solar Eclipse India 2009 July 22
FULL Solar Eclipse India 2009 July 22. storyballoon.wordpress.com MORE SOLAR VIDS: storyballoon.wordpress.com
2:05Total Solar Eclipse in Novosibirsk 2008
Total Solar Eclipse in Russia, Novosibirsk, Akademgorodok 2008/08/01 My wife has filmed this on Canon 610. You can see me jumping around. It was like a miracle... Very impressive. You can hear screams of big crowd around 0:35 ...
9:12Total Solar Eclipse, Cabo Mexico
The longest Total Solar Eclipse until the year 2132 AD. San Jose del Cabo Mexico 1991. Party in the shadow. Dale Ireland
Total Solar Eclipse from WikiPedia:
A solar eclipse occurs when the moon passes between the Sun and the Earth so that the Sun is fully or partially covered. This can only happen during a new moon, when the Sun and Moon are in conjunction as seen from the Earth. At least two and up to five solar eclipses can occur each year on Earth, with between zero and two of them being total eclipses. Total solar eclipses are nevertheless rare at any location because during each eclipse totality exists only along a narrow corridor in the relatively tiny area of the Moon's umbra.
A total solar eclipse is a spectacular natural phenomenon and many people travel to remote locations to observe one. The 1999 total eclipse in Europe helped to increase public awareness of the phenomenon, as illustrated by the number of journeys made specifically to witness the 2005 annular eclipse and the 2006 total eclipse. The recent solar eclipse of January 26, 2009, was an annular eclipse (see below), while the solar eclipse of July 22, 2009 was a total solar eclipse.
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