On July 22, 2009 early morning Bhutan will fall on the path of the total solar eclipse. This will be the longest total solar eclipse in our life time. The next total solar eclipse will be experienced only in July 11, 2010 over the majority of South Pacific Ocean.
Bhutan will experience around 4mins totality as it falls on moon's umbra. This unique event will be closely followed by astronomers and enthusiasts.
We have over 50 people of different nationalities witnessing this event from Bhutan.
July is a time of torrential rain in Bhutan. We are bit apprehensive of the weather but if the weather cooperates we will be a part of the Total Solar Eclipse of July 22, 2009.
So far the weather has been good, and India is already experiencing drought.
This eclipse will start early morning in the western coast of India and move across north India, southern part of Nepal, Bhutan, China, southern Islands of Japan and the pacific where the totality will be of 6mins 39secs.
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