Watching the Longest Total Solar Eclipse of the 21st Century

The longest total solar eclipse of the century--to be unsurpassed in duration until June 13, 2132--was witnessed today by millions as a swath of Asia was cast under the moon's shadow that cut through parts of India and China. I journeyed to north central India to try to catch a glimpse of one of nature's most awesome spectacles. I found the entire country excited by the eclipse. Many thousands traveled to the zone of totality, whereas in many places an age-old superstition still held sway. [More]

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