The longest solar eclipse of the 21st century was visible along a 155-mile wide stretch of Asia Wednesday 22 July: from India’s holy Hindu city of Varanasi through Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar and along China’s Yangtze River to the Pacific. Coastal areas had cloud cover, but much of the rest of the area had clear skies and the eclipse was easily visible. For scientists in India and China the eclipse provided a rare opportunity to do solar experiments, although Chinese scientists said the cloud cover reduced some of the options. Reuters, Times of India, Xinhua
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News story, GenevaLunch, 22 July 2009.
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Tags: Asia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, solar eclipse, Varanasi, Yangtse
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September 8th, 2009 at 8:46 am
In previous 5 years the Chines scientists have getting a lot of success in different experiments. That s why now the China have great position in all Asian countries.