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chris_J2
Joined: 17 Apr 2006
Location: From Brisbane, Au.
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 Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2009 6:05 pm Post subject: Total Solar Eclipse tomorrow: July 22 2009 |
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http://www.eclipse.org.uk/eclipse/0412009/ats_0412009.gif
I wasn't even aware, that Korea will experience a partial solar eclipse tomorrow morning, around 9:30am. Perhaps as much as 90% in Jejudo, & 70% in Seoul? Does anyone have a link to a website showing the effect on Korea? Shanghai in China will be total for several minutes.
http://www.eclipse.org.uk/eclipse/0412009/
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2009/07/090720-solar-eclipse-july-2009-video.html
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Near-Total Solar Eclipse To Be Visible In Korea, Asia Pacific Region On July 22 Saturday, 04 July 2009
Seoul, South Korea (AHN) - A near-total solar eclipse will be visible in the entire Korean peninsula and parts of the Asia-Pacific region on July 22, South Korea's astronomical institute has said.
The partial eclipse, which will block 80 percent of the sun (Seoul?), will last two-and-a-half hours from 9.34 a.m., said the Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute on Thursday, according to Chosun.com.
"More of the sun will be blocked the further south it is observed, with 93 percent cloaked from Seogwipo, Jeju Island. Some parts of the Asia Pacific regions will get a full eclipse," the institute said.
Indian news site Newkerala.com has dubbed the partial solar eclipse as having the longest duration in the 21st century. The shadow of the Moon touches the Earth at local sunrise at a point in the Arabian Sea close to the western coast of India and passes through southeastern Nepal, North Bengal, southern Sikkim, Bhutan, northwestern Bangladesh, Assam, Myanmar, China, Japan's Ryuku Islands, North Pacific Ocean and Polynesia. |
Source : Sri Lanka Today
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blackjack
Joined: 04 Jan 2006
Location: anyang
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| Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2009 6:27 pm Post subject: |
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http://www dot expat korea.com/bbs/showthread.php?p=294683#post294683
replace the dot and remove the space between expat and korea |
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chris_J2
Joined: 17 Apr 2006
Location: From Brisbane, Au.
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| Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2009 5:20 am Post subject: Solar Eclipse |
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Surely I don't need to warn anyone that there is not a big market in Korea for blind ESL teachers? Do NOT look at the sun for more than a millisecond.
I've seen a total solar eclipse in Melbourne (1976) & it was awesome. Try photographing the shadows thrown on the ground, by sunlight breaking through a tree branch, or onto a wall, in a highrise building. They will show the multiple crescents of the sun, without risking your eyesight. The animals, birds & crickets will all be silent in a total eclipse, but not sure what they'll do in 80% or 93% obscuration, tomorrow morning? |
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kabrams
Joined: 15 Mar 2008
Location: your Dad's house
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| Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2009 5:46 am Post subject: Re: Solar Eclipse |
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| chris_J2 wrote: |
Surely I don't need to warn anyone that there is not a big market in Korea for blind ESL teachers? Do NOT look at the sun for more than a millisecond.
I've seen a total solar eclipse in Melbourne (1976) & it was awesome. Try photographing the shadows thrown on the ground, by sunlight breaking through a tree branch, or onto a wall, in a highrise building. They will show the multiple crescents of the sun, without risking your eyesight. The animals, birds & crickets will all be silent in a total eclipse, but not sure what they'll do in 80% or 93% obscuration, tomorrow morning? |
I remember in like, maybe 1994 my school went and saw the solar eclipse, and we used these cardboard box thingies to look at the eclipse. Does anyone remember what this method is called? |
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chris_J2
Joined: 17 Apr 2006
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RufusW
Joined: 14 Jun 2008
Location: Busan
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Apparently, Sir Isaac Newton stared at the sun for as long as he could, just for lulz, then he had to stay in a darkened room for weeks.
Yes, don't look at the sun. I'll be setting my alarm for this. |
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