Largest partial solar eclipse tomorrow, no show in India
November 24, 2011  11:02

Astro enthusiasts in the country will miss an opportunity to watch the largest partial solar eclipse of the year as it will be visible only from the deep
Southern Hemisphere. 

A partial solar eclipse will take place tomorrow which will only be seen from southern South Africa, Antarctica, Tasmania and most  of New Zealand, except for the far north of the North Island.

At the instant of greatest eclipse, the eclipse magnitude will be 09:05, making it the largest partial eclipse of the year. At that time, the lunar shadow axis will pass just 330 km above Earth's surface near the coast of Antarctica.

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