Century's longest solar eclipse
Century's longest solar eclipse
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First pics: Century's longest solar eclipseA long wait by skygazers to look at a rare celestial event ended when the longest total solar eclipse of the 21st century was seen on July 22, 2009. It provided a rare opportunity to witness the grand event for the people in west, central, east and north-east India. -
First pics: Century's longest solar eclipseThe Taregna village in Bihar, about 30 km south of Patna, where astronomer Aryabhatta (476-550 AD) had set up a camp to study movement of stars, had been adjudged as the best place to view the celestial phenomenon, the longest in the 21st century.
