The longest total solar eclipse of the 21st century  was on July 22, 2009. It lasts as much as 6 minutes and 39 seconds in some places of India, eastern China and Nepal.   Solar eclipse Totality was visible in many Indian  cities, including Surat, Vadodara, Bhopal, Varanasi, Patna, Gaya, Dinajpur, Siliguri, Guwahati, Tawang. In China the Totality was visible at Chengdu, Nanchong, Chongqing, Yichang, Jingzhou, Wuhan, Huanggang, Hefei, Hangzhou, Wuxi, Huzhou, Suzhou, Jiaxing, Ningbo, Shanghai and over the Three Gorges Dam     A partial eclipse was seen from the much broader path of the Moon's penumbra, including most of Southeast Asia  and north-eastern Oceania.  Cloudy skies mar eclipse in many parts of India

Solar eclipse Totality was visible in Surat

Indian scientists observed the solar eclipse from fighter jets. The Chinese government used the opportunity to provide scientific education and to dispel any superstition.   Varanasi: The Solar eclipse as witnessed at Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. for  three minutes and four seconds on Wednesday morning when an ethereal blue-grey darkness descended on this eternal city of light. The eclipse displayed all the classical phases associated with the event. Seconds before the Sun was fully blocked by the lunar disc, a brilliant ‘diamond ring’ formed in the sky.  Planets like Venus and Jupiter came back on, shining brightly in the sky under totality. Birds around the ghats flew in random circles, confused and dazed by the sudden darkness hours after dawn.     Dibrugarh:  Astronomers and lay persons who had gathered in Dibrugarh in Assam witnessed the total eclipse between 6.31 am and 6.34 am.    Taregna:  Taregna in Bihar, touted as the best location to watch the longest eclipse in a century were not so fortunate as clouds played spoilsport blanking out the early morning sun.     Delih: In Delhi, clouds played hide-and-seek but still astro-enthusiasts gathered at several places got a glimpse of the sun. The crescent sun smiled upon the capital when the eclipse reached its maximum of 83 per cent at 6:26 a.m.     Kolkata:  Kolkata witnessed 91 per cent of the total solar eclipse despite a cloudy sky on Wednesday morning.    Sikkim: Incessant rains, however, proved to be a dampener with the people in Sikkim unable to watch the total solar eclipse on Wednesday morning.    Rajsthan: People at several places in Rajasthan were left disappointed as the eclipse was not visible from maximum places in the state following cloudy weather. The eclipse was, however, seen clearly from Bikaner, Kota, Jodhpur, Udaipur, Ganganagar and Hanumangarh. Residents of  Jaipur got a glimpse of the eclipse at 6.32 am for a minute and a half.    Haryana: The people in Haryana got a chance to view the celestial spectacle. Pilgrims made a beeline to take bath in the holy sarovars in the State since Tuesday night.    Western India:  In the western part of the country, rains and clouds denied the celestial treat to avid sky watchers. At the Katara hills in Bhopal, rains played spoilsport and the eclipse could not be seen although it was dark during the three-minute period. However, the eclipse was visible in Katni in Madhya Pradesh.

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