26 January 2006 - Eclipse Of The Sun
  On 26th January we have witness an eclipse of the sun over Malaysia. MOSTI however reported that in Malaysia we will only see partial eclipse and percentage of coverage in your area can be refered from the table released by MOSTI. Those staying in Kuching, Lahad Datu and Tawau will be able to see more of the eclipse because it will be more than 80% coverage. In other towns it will be more than 50%. The eclipse have started at about 4.30 in the evening. What is solar eclipse? "This phenomenon happens when the Moon passes directly in front of the Sun, but doesn’t completely cover it because the apparent size of the Moon is smaller than that of the Sun. Hence the Sun appears as a very bright ring, or annulus, surrounding the outline of the Moon" |
posted by Francis Xavier at 10:11 PM
