Total Eclipse July 22 2009 - The Eclipse of the Century

On the 22 of July 2009, there will be a spectacular total solar eclipse across a large area of Asia. This eclipse is a must see opportunity as there will not be one as long as this one until 2132! (Maximum eclipse is of duration 6m 39s at 02:35:18 UT at location 24.20°N 144.12°E).

The total solar eclipse of July 22 2009 will be visible across south-east Asia and the western Pacific. This will be a spectacular total eclipse, the longest this century, lasting over 6½ minutes at maximum and visible to millions of people over a path up to 258 km wide. The total eclipse begins just off the coast of India at 00:51:17 UT on July 22, and ends in Polynesia at 04:19:26 UT on July 22. The maximum eclipse is at 02:35:21 UT on July 22, when the total phase will last a stunning 6 minutes and 39 seconds. The partial eclipse will be visible over south-east Asia, Malaysia, Indonesia and the Pacific between 23:58:19 UT on July 21 and 05:12:25 UT on July 22

If you are interested in this event and would like to discuss it you can do so in our forum, where you can offer advice on the likelihood of cloud cover and annual averages for various locations along the path of the eclipse. Detailed maps are of this event are also posted in this thread...

Click here for the 2009 Total Solar Eclipse thread.