India
witnesses rare Venus eclipse
Thursday June 30, 2011 08:02:44 PM,
IANS
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New Delhi: Indians
Thursday witnessed a rare sight when Venus was eclipsed by the
Moon as seen from the Earth.
"The eclipsing, called occultation, took place between 1.18 p.m.
and 2.41 p.m. in India," an official from the Science
Popularization Association of Communicators and Educators (SPACE)
told IANS.
"There have been many night-time lunar occultations of Venus but
this time it was special as it happened in broad daylight in
India," he added.
According to SPACE, the occultation was similar to what happens
during a solar eclipse - when moon covers the sun. It was visible
in Africa, the Middle East and Asia.
"In western Africa, it was visible during sunrise while other
countries witnessed it during day time. The first location where
the Moon eclipsed Venus was Tripoli," added the official.
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