Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Total Solar Eclipse 2009

Nature is in constant movement, this means that there are things happenning every single fraction of a second ( just to give it a time reading). However not everything that happens out there can be percieved by us humans. Some things happen in different shapes or waves that we can not apreciate. This is not the case of one of natures greatest manifestations, and luckily we are able to enjoy this on July 22 when there will occur a total solar eclipse. As before stated we can not apreciate everything that happens in nature, because we are either not ready as in devices, or because our human senses will not recieve anything that is emited by the happening. This only gives us one more reason not to miss what we can reach.

On July 22 of this 2009 we will have the chance to enjoy the longest total solar eclipse of the 21st century. From India, crossing Asia and ending almost in the french polynesia there will be a total solar eclipse. This is what occurs when the moon totaly intercepts the sunlight to shine upon the earth. To be able to apreciate this magnificent phenomenon you must be situated where the moon's shadow is, the moon is able to prefectly cover the sun giving us the magic result of a Total Solar Eclipse. Many people gather together in order to enjoy this marvelous gift of nature.
This year its path of totality ( the path the shadow follows where the sun is totaly eclipsed by the moon) goes from India well deep into the pacific. Hence in Amami one of the Ryukyu islands of the (Japan) there will be a music festival by reason of this eclipse.

http://www.totalsolareclipsefestival.jp/

It is very rare for a total solar eclipse to be seen twice in the same place of the earth. Therefore I encourage anybody that will be or is in Japan, or near the eclipse's path of totality not to miss this wonderful gift that nature grants us. For sure there will not be a second time, somethings only happen once, take it or leave it.

http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/SEgoogle/SEgoogle2001/SE2009Jul22Tgoogle.html

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