Thursday, April 15, 2010

Annular Solar Eclipse

An annular eclipse occurs when the moon passes directly in front of the sun but does not completely obscure it, thus leaving a ring – an annulus – of sunlight flaring around the lunar disk.Observers saw this annular eclipse along a narrow path which began in central Africa and then trek across the Indian Ocean, through southern India, Sri Lanka, Burma, and, ultimately, China. Viewers in much

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