You couldn’t see it here, but it was impressive in Southeast Asia: A complete eclipse of the Sun, in which the moon slides perfectly between the Sun and the Earth, leaving a perfectly round corona of the Sun’s fire and a dark circle.
The eclipse lasted up to 6 minutes in some places. No one reading this today will see the next eclipse predicted to last that long. It will be in 2132.
We thought you might like to see some amateur pictures from the eclipse, courtesy of various photographers who post on Flickr. Click the story to see more photos, a diagram of the path of the eclipse, and a composite photo that shows a giant shadow on the Orient, from space. […]
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