Partial solar eclipse on 22 July 2009

A partial solar eclipse was visible in Hong Kong from 8.15am to 10.46am on July 22, 2009. The weather was mainly fine during the eclipse. Although the sun was occasionally blocked by clouds, the eclipse was still visible for a long period from many places in Hong Kong. The Hong Kong Observatory has videoed the whole course of the eclipse at the King's Park Meteorological Station. Details on the eclipse can be found on the Observatory's webpage http://www.weather.gov.hk/press/SP/pre20090722e.htm .

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