Now You See Me, Now You Don’t
Posted in News on 07/20/2009 09:19 am by ClaudineI can’t exactly remember the first solar eclipse that I’ve witnessed. All I know was I was still either in primary or secondary school. I also remember using a film negative to look at the eclipse without harming my eyes.
When I was riding the bus last week, I can’t help but noticed an ad showing people how to view a solar eclipse. It’s like, is there going to be one, and when is it? I remember my colleague mentioned in passing that there would be one soon. I just can’t remember when exactly it is.
China is no stranger to solar eclipse or lunar eclipse. They even had one last year but since this country is so big, only a few were able to witness it. However, this year’s total solar eclipse will traverse through several provinces and can be witnessed in totality by millions of people.
If the ad itself is hyping people up to watch this event here in Beijing where we would only see a partial eclipse, what more in Shanghai, Hangzhou, Chengdu, Wuhan, Chongqing, Wuxi, Ningbo, Three Gorges Dam area, and Suzhou where there will be a total solar eclipse.
