An annular solar eclipse, believed to be the longest in the next 1,000 years, will occur on Jan. 15 and can be observed in some parts of Vietnam, according to the Geophysics Institute of Vietnam’s Academy of Science and Technology.
Thanks to the solar eclipse, people in Vietnam can also observe Venus, said the institute.
The Jan. 15 eclipse will start from Africa and move across the Indian Ocean, Bangladesh , India , Myanmar and China . It will last from 14:11 p.m. to 17:05 p.m ( Hanoi time). Maximum obscuration will be noticed in the northern mountainous province of Lai Chau, where 74.9 percent of the sun will appear dark at 15:46 p.m./.
Thanks to the solar eclipse, people in Vietnam can also observe Venus, said the institute.
The Jan. 15 eclipse will start from Africa and move across the Indian Ocean, Bangladesh , India , Myanmar and China . It will last from 14:11 p.m. to 17:05 p.m ( Hanoi time). Maximum obscuration will be noticed in the northern mountainous province of Lai Chau, where 74.9 percent of the sun will appear dark at 15:46 p.m./.
