solar eclipse

I missed it!!! I was sleeping still this morning , but a lot of my students in Korea saw it, as well as some of my friends here...%)

The solar eclipse of July 22, 2009 was the longest total solar eclipse of the 21st century, lasting as much as 6 minutes and 39 seconds in some places. It caused tourist interest in eastern China, Nepal and India.

The eclipse was part of Saros series 136, as was the record-setting solar eclipse of July 11, 1991. The next event from this series will be on August 2, 2027.[4] The exceptional duration was a result of the Moon being near perigee, with the apparent diameter of the Moon 8% larger than the Sun (magnitude 1.080) and the Earth being near aphelion[5] where the Sun appeared slightly smaller.

This was the second in the series of three eclipses in a month, with the lunar eclipse on July 7 and the lunar eclipse on August 6.

It was visible from a narrow corridor through northern Maldives, northern Pakistan and northern India, eastern Nepal, northern Bangladesh, Bhutan, northern Philippines, the northern tip of Myanmar, central China and the Pacific Ocean, including the Ryukyu Islands, Marshall Islands and Kiribati.
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As viewed from Quezon City, Philippines
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spork
I can't believe you missed it! I was watching it online, wishing I could see it IRL heh.
 
ocean
I was jealous that I didn't get to see it........
Looks like it was awesome......for those who weren't sleeping;)
 
Dave
It's like a celestial Pac Man.

Wokka wokka wokka wokka wokka wokka...

(I kid because I'm jealous)
 
mariacallas
I know I suck for missing it :( But its okay. :) Also you know whats weird...I havent slept well for a week leading up to the eclipse. Like absolutely shit sleep...for no identifiable reason at all (and I usually sleep very deeply and well.) I was only able to sleep well the night before it came out (which is why I couldnt wake up --- my body desperately needed the rest.)
Odd indeed! :D
 
lostNfound
are you effected in anyway by the full moon?

i dont want to get into it length here but my younger brother was different person on the night of a full moon, everytime guranteed.
 
mariacallas
^^^Yes, but very very rarely. (I even blogged about it years ago here!) I usually notice it all the time in others -- certain friends, officemates and family members get really weird when the moon is waxing right up until the full moon. Is your brothers zodiac sign a Cancer? :D
 
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