Tuesday, July 21, 2009

We're Gearing Up For The Eclipse!



The path of the total eclipse will stretch across the heart of Asia -- from India's Bay of Cambay, over the Himalayas and across China and the southern islands of Japan. Though the instance of greatest eclipse will occur over the Pacific Ocean at six minutes, 39 seconds, people in some areas of China and Japan will experience up to more than six minutes of darkness.

The 15,150-kilometer (9,415-mile) journey of the moon's shadow across the Earth will last nearly three-and-a-half hours and be one of the longest eclipses, if not the longest eclipse, in this century.

Based on what I have read, Deb and I are looking at just under 6 minutes of excitement!

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