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Article: ECLIPSE; From spiritual India to stunning Bhutan, MARTIN SYMINGTON reveals the best places to witness this unforgettable natural phenomenon.(News)
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- Daily Mail (London)
- Article date:
- May 27, 2009
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Byline: MARTIN SYMINGTON
THIS summer's total eclipse of the sun promises to be one of the most spectacular natural events of a lifetime - and now is the time to book your perch. On Wednesday, July 22, the moon will move between the sun and the earth, plunging swathes of Asia and the Pacific ocean into daytime darkness.
The eclipse will last more than six minutes - the longest for several hundred years - and won't be surpassed until 2132.
For a surreal fragment of time, your perception of the world will be turned on its head. The blazing sun becomes a black hole, surrounded by ghostly tentacles.
Moments before totality, the last few ...