14 January, 2010
Solar eclipse 2010: In pictures
See how the solar eclipse looked from various points along its path
A view of a partial solar eclipse over Gaza City.
The first of two solar eclipses to happen this year took place Friday, January 15.
Check out the gallery above for photos of the solar eclipse from various points on its route.
The eclipse lasted a total of around 90 minutes and was visible from a 300-km-wide track that traversed central Africa, the Indian Ocean and parts of Asia.
For more general information about solar eclipses, contact your local planetarium or science center. Here they are for the CNNGo cities:
Website: science.edu.sg/ssc/index.jsp
Address: 15 Science Centre Road, Singapore 609081
Tel: (65) 6425-2500
Science Center Singapore partial solar eclipse event
Hong Kong Space Museum
Website: Hong Kong Space Museum
Address：10 Salisbury Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
Tel: 852 2721 0226
Bangkok National Science Centre for Education, Thailand
Website: sci-educ.nfe.go.th
Address: 928 Sukhumvit Road, Klong-Toey, Bangkok 10110, Thailand
Tel: +66 2 392 5960
Science and Technology Museum Shanghai
Website: Listing Page
Address: J-06 Yataishenghui Nan Jie, 2000 Shiji Da Dao, Pudong, Metro Line 2 Science and Technology Museum Station
Tel: 152 6862-2000
Konica-Minolta Planetarium, Tokyo
Website: Konica-Minolta Planetarium
Address: Inside Sunshine City, Ikebukuro 3-1-13, Toshima-ku, tel. +81 3 3989 3546, adults ¥900
Miraikan Dome Theater, Tokyo
National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation
Website: Miralikan Dome Theater
Address: 2-3-6, Aomi, Koto-ku, tel. +81 3 3570 9151
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