Partial solar eclipse dazzles Thai skies #ศาสตร์เกษตรดินปุ๋ย

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Partial solar eclipse dazzles Thai skies

Jun 21. 2020Photo taken by Korbphuk Phromrekha and Khanathit Srihirundaj in BangkokPhoto taken by Korbphuk Phromrekha and Khanathit Srihirundaj in Bangkok

By The Nation

People in the northern part of Thailand saw a larger partial eclipse while people in Bangkok witnessed the annular eclipse from 13.11pm to 16.10pm.

Sunday was also summer solstice.The largest moon shadow obscured 39.5 per cent of the Sun from 2.49pm.

Photo taken by Korbphuk Phromrekha and Khanathit Srihirundaj in Bangkok

Photo taken by Korbphuk Phromrekha and Khanathit Srihirundaj in Bangkok

People in Thailand saw the partial eclipse while people in some other countries saw an annular eclipse, according to the Bangkok Planetarium.

People in the Thepa district of Songkhla province, in the South, could watch the eclipse only for a short period. They saw the moon cast its shadow on 20 per cent of the Sun, but then clouds obstructed the view.

Photo taken by Charoon Thongnual in Songkhla province

Photo taken by Charoon Thongnual in Songkhla province

Sunday was also the longest day of the year, with the Sun appearing in the Thai skies for 12.56 hours.

The next partial solar eclipse will happen on April 20, 2023.

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