Total solar eclipses occur when the Moon comes between the Earth and the Sun, completely obscuring the solar disk for a few minutes. The eclipse, which should be viewed only with special glasses, follows a eastward track that lasts several hours until the alignment ends.
Countries lying directly under today's eclipse were Brazil, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Niger, Chad, Libya, Egypt, Greece, Turkey, Georgia, Russia, Kazakhstan, and Mongolia. The umbra covered a distance of about 14,500 kilometers.
The last total eclipse was in 2003, but was only visible from part of Antarctica. The next one is due in 2008.
(AFP)
Countries lying directly under today's eclipse were Brazil, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Niger, Chad, Libya, Egypt, Greece, Turkey, Georgia, Russia, Kazakhstan, and Mongolia. The umbra covered a distance of about 14,500 kilometers.
The last total eclipse was in 2003, but was only visible from part of Antarctica. The next one is due in 2008.
(AFP)
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