Wednesday, January 13, 2010

Solar Eclipse

Dear Xaverian,

On this Friday, the 15th of January, there will be a annular solar eclipse happening! Therefore, prepare because this phenomena doesn't occur so often. Well, the eclipse will be visible here between 3.15pm and 5.15pm. Therefore, watch out for the sky for these 2 hours because the eclipse, I mean the total eclipse duration might not be longer than 12 minutes.

You can read the local news here,
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 7 (Bernama) -- Malaysians will have the chance to observe again a partial solar eclipse known as the annular solar eclipse this Jan 15 between 3pm and 5.45pm.

The National Space Agency (Angkasa) said in a statement that members of the public could witness up to 40 per cent of the sun that would be obscured by the moon in the north of the peninsula in the evening.

"Langkawi would be the strategic location to observe the eclipse in Malaysia with 40 per cent of the sun obscured by the moon, while the coastal areas towards west would be an ideal location to witness the final eclipse during sunset," the agency said in the statement.

The percentage of the sun obscured by the moon will be ... [More]
Enjoy the magnificent natural phenomena!



By,
Chun Huang

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