Longest Solar Eclipse of the 21st century – But Australia won’t see it
Posted on July 22, 2009 by valeri
Credit and Copyright: Fred Bruenjes of moonglow.net.
“On Wednesday, 2009 July 22, a total eclipse of the Sun is visible from within a narrow corridor that traverses half of Earth. The path of the Moon’s umbral shadow begins in India and crosses through Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Myanmar and China. After leaving mainland Asia, the path crosses Japan’s Ryukyu Islands and curves southeast through the Pacific Ocean where the maximum duration of totality reaches 6 min 39 s. A partial eclipse is seen within the much broader path of the Moon’s penumbral shadow, which includes most of eastern Asia, Indonesia, and the Pacific Ocean.” NASA
However Australia won’t really get to see it, “good news but” the next total eclipse of the Sun visible in Australia will be on 2012 November 13. On that day a full total eclipse will be visible just after sunrise at Cairns.
So this will be the longest Solar Eclipse of the 21st Century and It won’t be surpassed in duration until the eclipse of June 3, 2132. NASA
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You know Australia is starting to feel the pain of the Global Recession when we start missing out on solar eclipses!
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