A total solar eclipse is seen in Varanasi, India, Wednesday, July 22, 2009.
New Delhi : There was exhilaration in the air as a shadowed sun peeped from an overcast sky at aurora Wednesday with tens of thousands of people across the country gathering at rooftops, planetariums and parks to watch the century's longest total solar eclipse.
The eclipse started at sunrise in Surat in Gujarat at 5.28 a.m. when the moon started covering the sun and reached its apex at around 6.23 a.m. when the sun was completely obscured by the moon. The eclipse ended later in 2132.
The total solar eclipse was visible in some parts of the country like Surat in Gujarat, Indore and Bhopal in M.P, Varanasi in Uttar pradesh, Patna and Taregna in Bihar and Guwahati in Assam. the rest of the country experienced a partial eclipse.
Taregna, this time dissapointed its natives as a thick layer of cloud hindered the clear view of the eclipse. It is said that Taregna is one of the best places in India to watch this phenomenon.
The most beautiful part of the eclipse was when sun was completely covered by the moon and the aureole became visible, forming a faint crown of pearly white light.
It was a breathtaking experience for a group of 50 people who chased the eclipse at 41,000 feet above the ground in a chartered flight over Gaya in Bihar.
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