Millennium's longest annular solar eclipse
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It was our third day on the Eclipse cruise in Maldives. The day began early for us eclipsoholics on-board country's first eclipse cruise as we figured best viewing positions, got our hands on the solar goggles and attended how-to-see-the- eclipse workshops organised by astronomers from SPACE.
We all waited patiently on the top deck of aquamarine in the middle of the Indian ocean, as the moon slowly covered the mammoth sun to finally reveal the breathtaking `ring of fire'. But instead of 11 minutes it lasted for only about 30 seconds -just before the clouds covered the marvel and it started pouring only to give few glimpses of the annularity.
Though the clouds played hide and seek with us yet people were far from disappointed. As our cruise headed back to Cochin it took back bunch of satisfied eclipse chasers.
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Rati Chaudhary is a Principal Correspondent at CNN-IBN. After covering Science and Technology for six years she recently moved to the Citizen Journalist show. She likes the show as it helps her meet interesting people and also helps build some good karma. Believe it or not but Rati loves mathematics so much that she even graduated in the subject. A voracious reader and a total gadget freak, Rati can spend hours on a new gadget. If she is not at work, she will either be in the gym or watching a movie. Say ‘shopping’ and you will have her undivided attention.Recent Posts
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