Eclipse Shadows Southeastern China

An unusually long solar eclipse darkens Eastern Hemisphere skies on July 22, 2009.
Eclipse Shadows Japan, Korea, China
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Eclipse Shadows Japan, Korea, China

This true-color image shows the effects of a total eclipse of the Sun over Japan, Korea, and eastern China on July 22, 2009.

Published Jul 23, 2009

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Eclipse Shadows Southeastern China
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Eclipse Shadows Southeastern China

The Moon’s shadow engulfed Taiwan and a large swath of southeastern China and the Pacific Ocean on the morning of July 22, 2009, during an unusually long total eclipse of the Sun.

Published Jul 23, 2009

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