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Posted in Bangladesh, Dhaka, eclipse, sun on Jan 15th, 2010
Annular Partial Solar Eclipse, Dhaka Bangladesh, 15 January 2010. First solar eclipse of the year today. We watched the moon begin to cover the sun, gradually increasing the coverage. Here, at the time of maximum eclipse it was a partial eclipse but still fascinating to see the shimmering rays because the apparent size of the [...]
Posted in Bangladesh, Dhaka, eclipse, sun, sunrise on Jul 22nd, 2009
Total [92.7%] Solar Eclipse, Dhaka Bangladesh 22 July 2009. The morning started out bright but gradually a cloud cover spread over. Luckily, a wind kept blowing the clouds out fast and we had many nice glimpses of the progression of the eclipse through the gaps. Waiting for the Sun   Ah! Suddenly, it had started! [...]
Posted in Bangladesh, Dhaka, eclipse, Moon, nature on Feb 9th, 2009
Ah, I should have known [I did, actually!] that this eclipse would not be dramatic and in fact the darkening of the moon was barely discernible…. so I packed up my gear and came back down to a nice hot meal. 4 image sequence from 7:32:44 to 7:41:44 PM Dhaka Bangladesh local time, of the [...]
Posted in Bangladesh, Dhaka, eclipse, Moon on Feb 8th, 2009
The first of four penumbral lunar eclipses for 2009 will happen tomorrow the 9th Feb. The moon looks nice an plump today and was clearly visible in the Eastern sky even at 5:15 PM today. Tomorrow’s eclipse will start at 18:38 Bangladesh local time, it will be much darker at that time and the visibility [...]
Posted in Bangladesh, Dhaka, eclipse, nature, sun on Mar 19th, 2007
Eclipse to start 6:32 AM. Sunrise at about 6:12 AM…. waiting for the sun …and it comes up a pale pink gradually turning orange… a crow flies across. CLICK! I get so engrossed in the birds and the far away Mosque minarets, the eclipse starts and I miss the beginning. Â Its 6:40… oh time [...]