Nothing can compare with being right in the track of totality for a few precious minutes, even if you have to travel thousands of miles to be there. But what if you’re stuck in the States? Will Americans be totally in the dark when the moon’s shadow sweeps over Earth early Wednesday?
On Wednesday, 2009 July 22, a total eclipse of the Sun is visible from within a narrow corridor that traverses half of Earth. The path of the Moon’s umbral shadow begins in India and crosses through Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Myanmar and China. After leaving mainland Asia, the path crosses Japan’s Ryukyu Islands and curves southeast through the Pacific Ocean where the maximum duration of totality reaches 6 min 39 s. A partial eclipse is seen within the much broader path of the Moon’s penumbral shadow, which includes most of eastern Asia, Indonesia, and the Pacific Ocean. – NASA
Even though Wednesday’s total solar eclipse won’t come anywhere near North America, you can still see a small-screen version of the spectacle on your computer monitor, courtesy of the Internet and a fearless band of Webcasters.
The eclipse starts at 5:24 pm PDT on July 21st (which is July 22nd on the eastern side of the world). Between 6:37 pm PDT and 6:43 pm PDT, the moon will be completely covered by the sun. At 8:03 pm PDT, the sun will make its last contact with the moon and the eclipse will be over.
The eclipse will be visible by site from a narrow corridor:
1. Northern India
2. Eastern Nepal
3. Northern Bangladesh
4. Bhutan
5. Northern Myanmar
6. Central China
7. The Pacific Ocean
8. Ryukyu Islands
9. Marshall Islands
10. Kiribati
If you are living in parts of the world where you can’t witness the beautiful total solar eclipse live, here are few useful links to the websites that helps you to catch it live on your desktop.
5 Ways to Watch Solar Eclipse Live Streaming Online for Free
1. Watch July 22nd 2009 total Solar Eclipse Live Streaming for Free on Live-eclipse.org
2. Watch Total Solar Eclipse Online for Free on und.edu
3. Live Streaming of Total Solar Eclipse Online for Free on Atlaspost
4. Watch Total Solar Eclipse on July 22 2009 Live on Explotorium
5. Watch the Total Solar Eclipse Live Streaming online on Griffith Observatory
More Resources to watch Solar Eclipse Online for Free
As and when I get to know about additional resources/websites to watch Solar Eclipse online for free, I will be updating them here. In case you know of a resource which is not mentioned above, please do let me know through your comments below.
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July 21st, 2009 at 10:47 pm
It will be a great sight to watch. Thanx for the share
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July 21st, 2009 at 11:36 pm
Hi
It’s Nice site to watch the solar eclipse live…thanks
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July 22nd, 2009 at 8:05 am
Great Isn’t! I was the who Living in Varanasi. Seen Solder Eclipse rom naked Eye. Well, it was not any good experience. My Whole Colony Seems in Midnight.
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July 22nd, 2009 at 11:19 am
thanks for the info dude
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July 22nd, 2009 at 1:40 pm
Very timely post buddy. You are very good at the contextual and happening topics
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July 22nd, 2009 at 3:09 pm
@Ricky,
So did you watch the eclipse? How was it?
@Tamilarasan, Sunil
am glad you liked it
@Rajesh,
saw the eclipse with naked eye?
@Ajith,
Thanks man
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November 21st, 2009 at 6:22 am
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