Partial Solar Eclipse Visible in Indonesia Wows Spectators

by yuls.source | January 26, 2009 at 02:34 pm

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Partial Solar Eclipse lasted only four minutes on Monday, but caused quite an uproar amongst those who have witnessed it in Indonesia. People were seen cheering and drumming in excitement. The eclipse was also marginally visible in parts of India, Southern Africa and Australia.

Dozens gathered in the western coastal town of Anyer to see the spectacle, which peaked at 4:40 p.m. and lasted for about four minutes.

Annular eclipses, which are considered far less important to astronomers than total eclipses of the sun, occur about 66 times a century and can only be viewed by people in the narrow band along its path.

The difference is whether the moon completely covers the sun; in an annular eclipse, the moon is slightly further out from the Earth as it is during a total eclipse, and hence doesn't quite completely block out the sun.

The last total eclipse of the sun was Aug. 1, 2008, and was visible in Canada, across northern Greenland, the Arctic, central Russia, Mongolia and China.

The next total eclipse will be July 22, 2009, and will be visible in India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Myanmar, China and some Japanese islands.

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socksiong

at 16:58 on January 26th, 2009

The Solar eclipse, seen in Singapore. The eclipse lasted about 2 hours.

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frank.starmer

at 17:27 on January 26th, 2009

The solar eclipse as seen in Singapore was clouded by varying cloud cover. Starting at about 16:30 SGT and ending about 18:35 SGT, we missed the maximum - but saw the beginning and the end.

Jarrett Martineau

at 18:12 on January 26th, 2009

Wish I'd been able to see it. Amazing photos!

wxlim123

at 18:50 on January 26th, 2009

Shot at around 6pm at Bukit Timah, Singapore.

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khunpid

at 19:12 on January 26th, 2009

I have taken these photos from my house in Bangkok, Thailand.

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safiyya307

at 19:14 on January 26th, 2009

Almost maximum eclipse in Singapore.

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iamthebanker

at 19:19 on January 26th, 2009

shot the picture nearby kuantan malaysia.

maestro

at 19:58 on January 26th, 2009

at 1st it was a breakdown since the dark cloud cover the sun and than i had to make a move to other viewing site and manage to get this photo .

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RUSSEL

at 20:31 on January 26th, 2009

The eclipse was seen from Dhaka, Bangladesh for about an hour - the end part and it was very partial. I managed to get these shots from my office window. It was a great fun to observe and capture the moment.

picsography

at 20:40 on January 26th, 2009

Picsographed from Male, Maldives at 14:58 hrs.

I had no filters for my lens that time, so I got an old X-ray and used 2 layers for this picture. Was expecting a full solar eclipse, however it was not.

Enjoy my Picsography !
flickr.com/photos/picsography/

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Artermisz

at 22:30 on January 26th, 2009

The eclipse started at around 16.37 and I actually saw the moon moving towards the sun. It was incredible, to see the sudden dark clouds forming around the exceptionally bright sun. The whole eclipse lasted for about 45 mins and the sun was shining back normally with just dark skies around it for another 45 mins or so. It kinda affected the natural sunset that we would have otherwise seen but all in all, it's been a phenomenal experience.

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Gie

at 23:17 on January 26th, 2009

My family and I patiently waited to see the Solar Eclipse. Due to cloudy weather in manila I only get a chance to view this partial eclipse. this picture is taken around 5:40 pm

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izan70

at 23:35 on January 26th, 2009

Well...even with a cloudy weather, I think most of us managed to photograph and see this rare event. I did managed to photograph as this annular eclipse went through it's sequence for two hours here in singapore.

But in between that two hours, there are times when the clouds did totally block out the sun for a significant amount of mins...especially when the eclipse was about to hit it's maximum coverage. Was a bit disappointed though.

Some of those photos is featured here in this news article. They were taken at Labrador Nature Park Reserve, Singapore.

geraldkhoo

at 01:01 on January 27th, 2009

It was Chinese New Year in Singapore, and my brother-in-law told me about the eclipse. As we were traveling home under a cloudy sky, my brother-in-law saw the eclipse. We finally got out of traffic on top of a hill area near Kent Ridge to watch the eclipse. Using a DSLR with depth of field preview, I set the camera to f/32, and viewing the eclipse through the camera while pressing the DOF preview button. The eclipse was in full view and at its maximum.

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dhamha

at 01:46 on January 27th, 2009

The sun is partialy covered by the moon during a partial solar eclipse as seen in Male', the capital of republic of Maldives, on January 26, 2009. it started at 1300 hrs and ended at 1530 hrs. A few lucky people in the Indian Ocean were to be treated to a rare event when an annular solar eclipse would transform the Sun into a dark disc with a blazing ring-shaped corona around its rim. PHOTO/AHMED ABDULLA SAEED

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atuque

at 04:31 on January 27th, 2009

I was rushing to the office for my night shift, but I still did not want to miss shooting photos of the Partial Solar Eclipse.
It was so cloudy that time and I was waiting quite long for the cloud to clear a bit. I was so lucky when I was driving to the office... The sky was completely clear. Stop by the roadside and shot a few photos. Amazing moment, and I am still happy to get that shot.
By the way, the people around did not notice and a lot of them did not know about the Partial Solar Eclipse on that day. They missed the great moment.

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Matt Marzuki

at 07:46 on January 27th, 2009

Solar eclipse from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Time: c. 5.30pm GMT+8.00.

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Davridan

at 08:47 on January 27th, 2009

My photos were taken from my home in Constantia, Cape Town, South Africa. They were shot betwen about 7a.m. and 8a.m.

Eric Lim (not verified)

at 06:43 on July 23rd, 2009

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The Sun took a special rest on 22nd July 2009. The total sun eclipse was the longest duration during the 21st century, not to be surpassed until June 2132. It lasted a maximum of 6 minutes and 39 seconds off the coast of Southeast Asia, causing tourist interest in eastern China, India and Nepal.

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