China News Agency, Nanjing, June 21st (Yang Yanci) The highly anticipated super solar eclipse reached Lintianyu on the afternoon of the 21st, Beijing time. China is in an excellent observation position. It is a pity that the Yangtze River Delta area close to the eclipse belt not only passes by the solar eclipse, but also disappears due to the partial solar eclipse due to Meiyu's "Paping" the sun "bypass".
According to Hu Fanghao, an engineer at the Purple Mountain Observatory in the Chinese Academy of Sciences, there will be four summer solstice solar eclipses in this century, but only this one can be seen in China.
On that day, the solar eclipse began to appear in Africa at the earliest, and appeared in the Arabian Peninsula, Pakistan, India and other places, and then entered China.
It is rare that this solar eclipse is the largest since the 21st century and is closest to a total solar eclipse. The area covered by the sun is nearly 99% blocked by the moon, forming a very thin "golden ring", also known as " Eclipse in Phnom Penh." In addition, due to the large coverage rate this time, it is very likely to observe "Baizhu" and "Prominence" that can only be seen during the total solar eclipse.
"The longest day" meets "the most beautiful solar eclipse", so that astronomy lovers have been looking forward to it since the beginning of the year.
This eclipse lasts about 3 hours from the initial loss to the recovery. Central Tibet, Sichuan, Guizhou, Hunan, Jiangxi, Fujian, Taiwan and other places can see the ring eclipse, and most other regions can see partial eclipses in varying degrees.
As you can see from the map, a northwest-southeast circular eclipse runs diagonally through most of southern China. Jiangsu, Anhui, Shanghai, Zhejiang and other regions close to the circumjacent eclipse belt should have seen partial solar eclipses. Unfortunately, the gods do not make beauty.
Due to a new round of heavy rainfall "online" during the rainy season, rain in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River is strong, and narrow and long rain bands cover most of the Yangtze River Delta. In Nanjing, the sky had just cleared for half a day, and suddenly there was black pressure in the afternoon. The dark clouds "squeezed away" the sun, the protagonist of today's sky screen, so that the expectations of many astronomy lovers are regrettable.
Astronomers suggest that although the sun "detours", it doesn't have to be too disappointing. When observing an eclipse, naked eyes looking directly at the sun are susceptible to retinal burns. Do not directly watch with the naked eye or wearing sunglasses, let alone through a telescope, so long-term observation is not recommended. The public wants to fully observe the "Phnom Penh eclipse", may wish to slowly appreciate "the face of the sun" through the Internet. (Finish)