is the world so preoccupied that something as stellar as a total solar eclipse no longer causes a stir?in the grand scheme of things, where do our petty daily doings figure in relation to this cosmic event?
yet we persist on fixating on our our human conceit!
NASA Video : Path of 2009 Solar Eclipse http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/on_demand_video.html?param=http://anon.nasa-global.edgesuite.net/anon.nasa-global/ccvideos/GSFC_20090715_Jul09EclipsePath.asx&_id=200473&_title=Path%20of%202009%20Solar%20Eclipse&_tnimage=368194main_2009eclipsepath_100.jpg
2009 Total Solar Eclipse : The Longest of the 21st Century
On WED July 22, 2009, a total eclipse of the sun will be visible from within a narrow corridor that traverses half of Earth. The path of the eclipse begins in India and crosses through Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Myanmar (Burma) and China. After leaving mainland Asia, the path crosses Japan's Ryukyu Islands and curves southeast through the Pacific Ocean. This is the longest total solar eclipse that will occur during the 21st century, and will not be surpassed in duration until June 13, 2132. Totality will last for up to 6 minutes and 39 seconds.
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