July 22: Longest solar eclipse of century

[Sentinel]

Its over six minutes in some parts, most Asia from what i can see... India and China included. Early morning in most parts.

I'll probably get up 30 minutes earlier to catch it. Anyone else interested ?

The solar eclipse that will take place on Wednesday, July 22, 2009 will be a total eclipse of the Sun.
It will be the longest total solar eclipse of the 21st century, lasting at greatest eclipse 6 minutes, 39 seconds, it has sparked tourist interest in eastern China and India.[1][2][3].
The eclipse is part of series 136 in the Saros cycle, like the record setting Solar eclipse of July 11, 1991.
The exceptional duration is a result of the moon being near perigee, with the diameter of the moon 8% larger than the sun (magnitude 1.080).
This is second in the series of three eclipses in a month. There was a lunar eclipse on July 7 and now a solar eclipse on July 22 and then a lunar eclipse on August 6.


It willbe visible from a narrow corridor through northern India, eastern Nepal, northern Bangladesh, Bhutan, the northern tip of Myanmar, central China and the Pacific Ocean, including the Ryukyu Islands, Marshall Islands and Kiribati.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_eclipse_of_July_22,_2009

http://www.expressindia.com/latest-...eclipse-will-be-partial-in-the-region/491883/

Don;t worry if you miss it, you can always catch the next long one in June 2132. ;-)

 

[Sentinel]

I just witnessed a near total eclipse at new delhi. the sun was a crescent. After that the clouds obscured the view.

Anyone else in China, Japan , Pacific have a view??