solar eclipse of July 22 2009 - The Longest Total Eclipse of the 21st Century!

The solar eclipse of July 22, 2009 was the longest total solar eclipse of the 21st century, lasting as much as 6 minutes and 39 seconds in some places.

The eclipse was part of saros series 136, like the record-setting solar eclipse of July 11, 1991. The next event from this series will be on August 2, 2027. The exceptional duration was a result of the moon being near perigee, with the apparent diameter of the moon 8% larger than the sun (magnitude 1.080) and the Earth being near aphelion where the sun appeared slightly smaller.

This was the second in the series of three eclipses in a month, with the lunar eclipse on July 7 and the lunar eclipse on August 6.

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Science & Technology

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• Solar Eclipse
• Moon
• Sun
• Saros
• Perigee
• Total Eclipse

[Naoufalitos24]

it's funny how the woman talks

[hyrdrogenalpha]

The best video of the July 22, 2009 eclipse!!! Views of the horizon, you can see Mercury and Venus, and two diamond ring effects -- far out!!!

[odettsarfati]

@Naoufalitos24 She talks like an anime character!

[mariofan6564]

there speaking Japanese I know it :)

[laudiumWP]

@lenard859 certain places get them. Like you cannot have a solar eclipse in North America at the same time in Japan...They move around the planet depending on what year and day it is....Even if its on the same side of the earth, it may not be fully visible...Google it

[DiogoE6]

Leave the woman alone, she's clearly having an orgasm over an eclipse, which is awesome lol

[nmRevealedTours]

Just to let you know ABQ NM USA has the longest solar eclipse ever found recored in stone the event lasted 4+ hours with 4planets tracking the moon and sun and mars at the end of the event over ABQ. nmRevealedTours

[2CMP2]

BEAUTIFULL!!!!!!! I LOVE ECLIPSES!!!!!!!!!

but the womans talk is fucking retarded omfg O_o

[MsrPinky]

22 july is on my birthday o.o

[xxxborednowxxx]

i saw a lunar eclipse that laster for 4 hours

[xxxborednowxxx]

i saw a lunar eclipse last 4 hours