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solar eclipse in chennai !!
July 18th, 2009
This solar eclipse will be one of those much waiting celestial phenomenon a total solar eclipse. It will be seen in India from 5.35 a.m. to 7.25 a.m. of July 22. and there will be a total eclipse for the duration of 6 minutes and 47 seconds.
The solar eclipse that will take place on Wednesday, July 22, 2009 will be a total eclipse of the Sun with a magnitude of 1.080 that will be visible from a narrow line through north parts of India, east Nepal, north Bangladesh, the northern edge of Myanmar, China central and Pacific ocean.
A total solar eclipse occurs when the moon moves between the sun and the earth, blocking out the sun from the areas in the moon’s shadow. Without the sun’s light, the sky darkens enough for stars to be seen and the corona makes a spectacular halo around the moon.
The solar eclipse can we viewed between 5 20 am to 7 10 am on 22 nd july in chennai .. it will last only for few minutes .This can be clearly watched on the coastal regions of chennai .. still only the partial eclipse is expected to be seen in chennai.
The planetarium in chennai has special arrangements to view the solar eclipse.. so the public can see to it ..
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