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Comment (On March 19th, a partial solar eclipse was visible in the cites of Qingdao, Guangzhou, Shenyang, Xingtai, Yinchuan and Changchun.
According to experts from the National Observatory, this partial solar eclipse lasted one and a half hour, with 7/10 of the sun's diameter obscured by the Moon.
In the next three years, China will witness several solar eclipses. Total solar eclipses will occur on August 1st, 2008 and July 22th, 2009. An annular solar eclipse and a partial solar eclipse will follow on January 15th, 2010.
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Photo taken at 9:26 am Monday shows the partial solar eclipse observed in Yinchuan, northwest China's Yinxia Hui Autonomous Regions, March 19, 2007. Many parts of China experienced a partial solar eclipse on Monday morning, lasting around one and a half hours.
Photo taken at 9:26 am Monday shows the partial solar eclipse observed in Yinchuan, northwest China's Yinxia Hui Autonomous Regions, March 19, 2007. Many parts of China experienced a partial solar eclipse on Monday morning, lasting around one and a half hours.
Photo taken at 9:22 am Monday shows the partial solar eclipse observed in Yinchuan, northwest China's Yinxia Hui Autonomous Regions, March 19, 2007. Many parts of China experienced a partial solar eclipse on Monday morning, lasting around one and a half hours.
Photo taken at 10:00 am Monday shows the partial solar eclipse observed in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province, March 19, 2007. Many parts of China experienced a partial solar eclipse on Monday morning, lasting around one and a half hours.
A small boy gazes at the parial solar eclipse through an astronomical instrument in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province Monday, March 19, 2007. Many parts of China experienced a partial solar eclipse on Monday morning, lasting around one and a half hours.
An grey-haired woman gazes at the parial solar eclipse through an astronomical instrument in Changchun, northeast China's Jilin Province Monday, March 19, 2007. Many parts of China experienced a partial solar eclipse on Monday morning, lasting around one and a half hours.