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Lebanon Witnesses First Solar Eclipse of 2011 over Middle East

Lebanon Witnesses First Solar Eclipse of 2011 over Middle East
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Lebanon on Tuesday morning witnessed a partial solar eclipse that began over the skies of the Middle East and Europe.

Citizens of Iran, Egypt, Turkey, along with Lebanon witnessed a large fraction of the Sun's diameter obscured by the Moon. As the lunar shadow moves eastward, a smaller eclipse will be visible at sunset from central Russia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia and northwest China.

The peak of the first of four partial eclipses of 2011 is observable in parts of Europe and Africa on Tuesday when between two-thirds and three-quarters of the Sun will be darkened.

No total or annular eclipses occur during 2011, but there will be four partial solar eclipses. The solar eclipse occurs when the Sun, Moon and Earth are aligned.


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