SOLAR ECLIPSE OF THE SUN – JULY 22

LONGEST ECLIPSE THIS CENTURY. SUN BLACKED OUT – DAY INTO NIGHT. MOON PASSES IN FRONT OF THE SUN.       OCCURS ONCE EVERY 370 YEARS. PARTIALLY VISIBLE IN SINGAPORE FROM 8.41 A.M. TO 9.44 A.M. PEAKING AT 9.11 A.M. ECLIPSE OF A LIFETIME.

19 thoughts on “SOLAR ECLIPSE OF THE SUN – JULY 22”

  2. Richard Kee

    Isn’t July 22nd the same day that some people have predicted a huge tsunami? Where, I don’t know.

    It will be nice to watch the eclipse of the sun, but horrible if the tsunami prediction came true.

    8.41 to 9.44 is more than an hour! It IS definitely worth watching. Is 9.11 a coincidental number I wonder? Let’s pray that no calamity occurs.

  4. Another bad omen?

    Well, hasnt this world of aplenty seen enough of disasters so many?

    Yemeni flight took off for the sea, killing all but 1. Urghurs and the Hans in a killing spree, MJ died in a mystery. Birds, swine awarmed the macabre party and to cream it all, HIV is free.

    So, with so much so morbid, I have chosen to spend my nites at k’oks (before my vacation ends) and be tickled by what some Hokiens songs want to tell me.

    One pop song which reminds us to let go (in mandarin, fung she) defies logic & reason by having “Pung Sai” as its song name.

    Another pop “Wa Moon Tea” (I Ask Heaven) has this lyric “suay chap ni” (damened for 10 years) swirling as it repeats itself again & again.

    Yet another tear-jerker invites everyone to “kan limbei eh jiu” (bottoms up to yr father me’s wine) when it was supposed to be lovers wining b4 they part (li bie, mandarin).

    With songs like these, I wd have to look hard for time to omen or amen……………..?

  5. Hi Richard,

    I am planning to go up to the top of my building at Shenton Way. To view the eclipse, I will bring a basin of water to look at the reflection of the sun. Thanks for the tip. It will be many years before we see the next.

    For all of Tim’s predictions, I guess we just have to see. He may be wrong.

    Enjoy the eclipse.

    Terence Seah

  6. I made no prediction un my earlier posting but since I cant disappoint you, I shall oblige and make one – that this eclipse will be the lastm and it’s bcos of you.

    After the basin has served yr initial purpose and you get the thrill of saying hello to sun san in the water, it’s predicted you’ll then carry the basin down from the top of that Shenton Way bldg, to the middle of Shenton Way, exchange it for the big pot which Samy uses to cook his curry.

    Having positioned yrself strategically, you’ll then remove yr shirt, pants, dentures and all, and swim in the pot.

    With traffic coming to s standstill, vehicles honking, drivers cursing and bystanders laughing, it’s in my last of predictions that the sun will drop………….and we wd hv seen the last eclipse.

  7. Richard Kee and myself will be meeting at Lau Pa Sat 8am for breakfast. Thereinafter, we shall walk to the Merlin at about 8.30am to watch the solar eclipse.

    I shall be bringing some black film which is suitable for watching a solar eclipse. Be there for an hour, until the sun regains its glory and eats up the moon.

    If you are planning to join, yell. Remember, the sun rises in the east.

    Terence Seah

  8. If you are planning to watch the solar eclipse, you can use a piece of CD to see the sun. Of course the sun has to be bright enough. If the sky is overcast, well just got to wait for the next one.

    Terence Seah

  9. Hi Richard,

    Is Jane coming for the breakfast at Lau Pa Sat – 8.00am ? Will be great if Jane is also confirm coming.

    Lena and myself intend to join you and Terence for the breakfast.

    Nor,Ah Nee, is quite near your office, right ? Want to take time off and meet for breakfast or something ? This solar eclipse only “OCCURS ONCE EVERY 370 YEARS “.

    Sockie, coming ? What about the rest, anyone interested?

    c u, Cheers
    Lilian

  11. Yes, permission is officially granted for the gals to view the eclipse from the penthouse on 1 easy condition which they will only be too happy to comply with……………..they must come in penties so that the old men and ah peks colleagues will have more than an eclipse to wow and pant for……….

  12. It’s 8.30 am. I am in front of the Merlion. The sky is dark. It’s drizzling. Am waiting for Richard and Jane and a few others. Having a cup of coffee. Don’t think the sun is going to eat up the moon. Sob sob.

    Terence Seah

  13. Sengh, forget about the moon eating up the sun or what grandmas used to say, the sky dog swallowing the sun so you can return the pots, cymbals and pans snatched from the old market hawkers to frighten the sky dog away.

    Some say, no eclipse so no goodyear. Not sure abt this but was quite sure that the sun clipped the heels of the running-away goodyear, both slipped into the sea for a dip. So no sun, no eclipse no goodyear but think we still have one whole chink.

  16. Oi Cheng
    Yes, Channel U, CNN, CNA had live telecast of the phenomenon.
    We in Singapore only had a partial eclipse. Even though the sky was overcast and it was raining, the dimming of the light was quite obvious at around 9 am. Soon after, it got brighter.
    Even if it had not rained, we wouldn’t have seen much of it as we fell outside the umbra region. Places in the penumbra area, like Singapore, would only have seen a dimming of the sun’s light.
    It was indeed spectacular watching India and China experiencing the eclipse on tv. I wonder how the un-informed farmers and people in the rural areas felt and what they did when the sun disappeared. It must have been horrifying for them. Total darkness in the middle of the day!
    Well, that’s it, till 2132 for the next big one, folks. That’s another 123 years’ time! We will all be in heaven…. or…? Hahaha.

  17. Hi Mary

    Glad you caught it on channel U too. It started at 8 but I only started watching around 9plus. U was live while CNA only shows live footage only.

    There is a repeat on U tonight at 11.30pm.

    “Catch the most sensational total solar eclipse of the century, reported live from China cities – Chengdu, Wuhan, Tongling and Hangzhou where the celestial phenomenon will be seen at its most spectacular. Special highlights at 11.30pm.”

  18. Hi all,

    Here’s the report from hk. Sun was bright and clear this morning so I decided to join the crowd of enthusiasts (children and adults) from my neigbourhood. As it is not advisable and also impossible to look at the sun with my bare eyes, I could only stretch my neck out to peep at those special equipments from the professionals.

    Time was 9.30 am – I think I was a bit late to see the whole progress. At first, the shape of a crescent was darken up on the sun and the dark patch gets bigger and bigger over time. At the same time, sunlight also gets dimmer and dimmer, as though it is around 7.30pm in the evening. That’s the darkest it went in hk. Some children were thought to poke a pinpoint hole on a paper to see the effect on a plain paper placed at certain angle…very interesting. The End.

    From your lousy reporter in hk.

  19. Hi Ivy,

    so jealous that HongKongers can at least experience daytime darkness. I rush all the way back to Singapore the night before, only to have the rain dash my hopes of seeing a solar eclipse. Got chance for next time.

    Terence Seah

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