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January 15, 2010

Tree leaves becoming “pinhole cameras” during the Annular Solar Eclipse.

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annular solar eclipse The longest, annular (like a ring) Solar Eclipse of the millennium happened today (15th January 2010).

When the annular eclipse was at its peak in the region from where I was watching it (Nugegoda, Sri Lanka), I saw some peculiar shadows on the ground. It occurred to me only after several seconds that they are caused by the Solar Eclipse! (more…)

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