The Longest Solar Eclipse of the Century [Awesome Pics]

Thanks : Syed Abdul Basith

 

People watch the solar eclipse on the peak of Malu Mountain in Liuzhou, China on July 22, 2009. A total solar eclipse covered a narrow path across Asia, where it darkened skies for millions of people for more than six minutes in some places.

 

An aircraft flies past the sun during a solar eclipse above New Delhi, India on July 22, 2009.
 

 

A partial solar eclipse is seen near the minaret of a mosque in Rawalpindi, Pakistan on Wednesday, July 22, 2009.
 

 

A partial solar eclipse is seen beyond a statue of Mahatma Gandhi in the southern Indian city of Chennai, India on July 22, 2009
 

 

A partial solar eclipse is seen behind the Taj Mahal in the northern Indian city of Agra on July 22, 2009
 

 

A dinosaur sculpture situated outside a themed restaurant is silhouetted against a partial solar eclipse in Taipei, Taiwan
 

 

A bird flies past a partial solar eclipse, seen behind one of the domes of the Golden Temple - the Sikhs holiest shrine - in Amritsar, India
 

 

Residents listen to an expert from a science and technology museum give a talk during a partial eclipse in Liuzhou, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, China
 

 

A partial solar eclipse is seen through clouds in Hyderabad, Pakistan on Wednesday, July 22, 2009
 

 

 
In this handout image provided by National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, the sun´s corona is clearly visible during the solar eclipse on July 22, 2009, seen near Iwojima Island, Tokyo, Japan.
 

 

Much of the sun´s corona becomes visible as the moon passes between the sun and the earth during a total solar eclipse, seen above Varanasi, India