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Youngsters from 18 countries including Egypt, Switzerland, China, Poland and Spain, pursuing an exchange programme were excited to witness darkness of night at dawn.
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Hundreds of amateur astronomers and sky-gazers from different countries were in Surat for the rare treat. More than 100 foreigners had converged in the city for the event.
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July 22, 2009
At 06:24am, the sun got engulfed by the shadow of the moon leaving only a thread's space through the rugged lunar limb topography, creating a dazzling 'diamond ring'.
For seventy-two passengers on board a special flight, the view of the solar eclipse could not have been any closer.
Scientists travelled far and wide to avail of the unique opportunity to conduct experiments and study the sun during the longest total solar eclipse.
July 21, 2009
Solar eclipse trackers located on the ground will not be the only ones studying the spectacle slated for tomorrow.
The village in Bihar is gearing up to host thousands of sky gazers, including researchers, astronomers and scientists, from across the globe.
As skygazers gear themselves up to witness the century's longest Total Solar Eclipse (TSE) tomorrow, scientists would be observing the Sun at subtler levels.
July 19, 2009
The totality belt is expected to move across several parts of India. Most of the areas will at least witness a large fraction of the disc of the sun eclipsed.
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