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Thelongest solar eclipse of the 21st centuryhas been visible through a corridor of about 250 kilometers that crossed the two most populated countries in the world,India and China. According to NASA, a natural phenomenon similar in size and beauty will not be repeated until the year 2132.
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Athai buddhist monkwatch the eclipse through afilterat the Dhepsarin school in Bangkok.
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A group of children contemplate the eclipse with special glasses in Seoul (South Korea).
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In much ofChina you could see apartial eclipse. Clouds made observation difficult.
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Thissealfrom the Sunshine Aquarium in Tokyo, Japan, put sunglasses on him during the eclipse.
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TheHindu sadhus or asceticsthey also witnessed how the moon darkened the sun. Hindus, who make up 80 percent of India’s population, attribute the phenomenon to the gods Rahu and Ketu, who supposedly devour the solar star.
