‘Ring of fire’ solar eclipse thrills skywatchers on longest day
HONG KONG: Skywatchers along a narrow band from west Africa to the Arabian Peninsula, India and the Far East witnessed a dramatic “ring of fire” solar eclipse Sunday. So-called annular eclipses occur when the Moon — passing between Earth and the Sun — is not quite close enough to our planet to completely obscure sunlight, […]
Rare ‘ring of fire’ solar eclipse to dim Africa, Asia
PARIS: Skywatchers along a narrow band from west Africa to the Arabian Peninsula, India and southern China will witness on Sunday the most dramatic “ring of fire” solar eclipse to shadow the Earth in years. Annular eclipses occur when the Moon — passing between Earth and the Sun — is not quite close enough to […]
Partial solar eclipse on Sunday
KUCHING: The Sultan Iskandar Planetarium (PSI), Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Research Sarawak will be holding a public viewing event for the partial solar eclipse on Sunday (June 21) at the PSI foyer here. The event will begin at 3pm and open to the public. “A partial solar eclipse is a phenomenon that occurs […]
Rare solar eclipse in Serian on Dec 26
KUCHING: Sarawakians will have the rare opportunity to witness daylight darkness for nearly three minutes during a solar eclipse on Dec 26. The phenomenon will be from 10.26am to 3.30pm. The partial eclipse will take place nationwide. But in Serian and Tanjung Piai (Johor) residents can experience the annular eclipse. The annular eclipse is a […]
