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 [...]
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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! [...]
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