Solar eclipse viewed in country
Saturday, 16 January 2010
The last annular solar eclipse, the last one that can be viewed from Bangladesh not before five decades, ended Friday, reports bdnews24.com.
The eclipse started from 10:05:24am and continued until 4:07:36pm. The highest point of the eclipse was observed at 2:31:37pm.
It was totally visible in Bangladesh only from Saint Martin's Island, for the highest duration, and in Cox's Bazaar. It was seen from Dhaka at 12:44:7pm to 4:58pm.
The next one that can be seen here is due on Feb 17, 2064.
Meanwhile, the solar eclipse has entered the record books as the longest "annular" eclipse for 1,000 years. The phenomenon which lasted eleven minutes and eight seconds, set a record that will not be beaten for another millennium.
The Sun cast Moon's silhouette in a root which would be some 300-km in width, whereas the path travels a half of the Earth's circumference, meaning the Moon's shadow travelled more than 20,000-km across the earth, giving the earthlings a fine chance to witness a solar eclipse.
'Anushandhitshu Chakra' set up 20 camps in Dhaka, including one at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Novo Theatre, for sighting the eclipse. Other than that, camps were also established at Dhaka University and Jahangirnagar University.
The traffic of excited spectators of the phenomenon crammed the camps. Many were there with their children.
The main observation camp was set up in Cox's Bazaar sea beach's Shugandha point, while there was one for the scientists at Chhera Dwip in Saint Martin's Island.
An annular solar eclipse occurs when the Sun and Moon are exactly in line, but the distances are such that the apparent size of the Moon is smaller and does not blanket the whole of the Sun as viewed from Earth. The Sun appears as a thin bright ring, or annulus, surrounding the silhouette of the Moon.
The eclipse started from 10:05:24am and continued until 4:07:36pm. The highest point of the eclipse was observed at 2:31:37pm.
It was totally visible in Bangladesh only from Saint Martin's Island, for the highest duration, and in Cox's Bazaar. It was seen from Dhaka at 12:44:7pm to 4:58pm.
The next one that can be seen here is due on Feb 17, 2064.
Meanwhile, the solar eclipse has entered the record books as the longest "annular" eclipse for 1,000 years. The phenomenon which lasted eleven minutes and eight seconds, set a record that will not be beaten for another millennium.
The Sun cast Moon's silhouette in a root which would be some 300-km in width, whereas the path travels a half of the Earth's circumference, meaning the Moon's shadow travelled more than 20,000-km across the earth, giving the earthlings a fine chance to witness a solar eclipse.
'Anushandhitshu Chakra' set up 20 camps in Dhaka, including one at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Novo Theatre, for sighting the eclipse. Other than that, camps were also established at Dhaka University and Jahangirnagar University.
The traffic of excited spectators of the phenomenon crammed the camps. Many were there with their children.
The main observation camp was set up in Cox's Bazaar sea beach's Shugandha point, while there was one for the scientists at Chhera Dwip in Saint Martin's Island.
An annular solar eclipse occurs when the Sun and Moon are exactly in line, but the distances are such that the apparent size of the Moon is smaller and does not blanket the whole of the Sun as viewed from Earth. The Sun appears as a thin bright ring, or annulus, surrounding the silhouette of the Moon.