Last evening, coming home from shopping, my mother asked me to check on the web the time of the eclipse of the Sun. It's a global event that happens once every eleven years or so, at least, the last time it happened was eleven years ago; though I understand that the NEXT eclipse of the Sun will be happening this July and it will be in China only.
Anyway, my mother wanted to know the time because we are a superstitious lot and would be staying indoors during the eclipse. You see, it's the first day of Chinese New Year and it definitely does not augur well to have the sun eclipsed on such an auspicious day!
Luckily, Malaysia is only experiencing 60 - 70% of the eclipse and not a total eclipse like some other countries. Bane to those countries, you know?
Whatever it is, the eclipse of the Sun is said to happen between 4.30pm to 7pm today in Malaysia. If you are planning to watch or photograph it, better find out the proper way to do so. I remember a lady who got her retina burnt when she went out to collect mail and looked up at the sun at that moment. Scary, isn't it?
Anyway, my mother wanted to know the time because we are a superstitious lot and would be staying indoors during the eclipse. You see, it's the first day of Chinese New Year and it definitely does not augur well to have the sun eclipsed on such an auspicious day!
Luckily, Malaysia is only experiencing 60 - 70% of the eclipse and not a total eclipse like some other countries. Bane to those countries, you know?
Whatever it is, the eclipse of the Sun is said to happen between 4.30pm to 7pm today in Malaysia. If you are planning to watch or photograph it, better find out the proper way to do so. I remember a lady who got her retina burnt when she went out to collect mail and looked up at the sun at that moment. Scary, isn't it?
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Other countries?
The full eclipse will occur in the middle of the Indian Ocean.
Anyway, not being part of the superstitious I went out and snapped some half decent photos of the eclipse.
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