July 22, 2009
Shanghai, CHINA - The moon (top) partially covers the Sun during the longest solar eclipse of the 21st century in Shanghai.
People in Shanghai braved the rain to watch the eclipse only partially visible due to heavy cloud.
Dhaka, BANGLADESH - People use X-rays to help filter the Sun as they view the longest total solar eclipse of the 21st century in Dhaka.
The eclipse was 93 percent visible from the Bangladeshi capital, while the best vantage point was in the northern town of Panchagarh where some 100,000 flocked to the region.
SEOUL, REPUBLIC OF KOREA - A South Korean girl uses binoculars to watch the longest solar eclipse of the century from the ground of Yonsei University in Seoul.
The phenomenon, which occurs when the moon passes between the sun and the Earth, lasted over two hours and 40 minutes.
Varanasi, INDIA - The sun is covered by the moon during a total solar eclipse in the Indian city of Varanasi.
The longest solar eclipse of the 21st century cast a shadow over much of Asia, plunging hundreds of millions into darkness across the giant land masses of India and China.
Tokyo, JAPAN - Little girls use sunglasses to observe the solar eclipse at an observation meet at the Sunshine International Aquarium which has a planetarium for annex facility in Tokyo.
Varanasi, INDIA - The sun is cover by the moon during a total solar eclipse in the Indian city of Varanasi.
