A total solar eclipse occurs when the Sun, Moon and Earth align in such a way that our view of the Sun is totally obscured by the Moon.
This week's total eclipse could be seen in eastern Pandora jewellery
Yesterday, when it reached eastern
As daylight disappeared and the sky quickly darkened, those watching were left far from Pandora charms disappointed. Cities such as
Total solar eclipses of such a long duration are very rare events, they happen but once in a lifetime. Shao Zhenyi, an astronomer at Pandora bracelets the Shanghai Astronomical Observatory in China explained:
"We'll have to wait a few hundred years for another opportunity to observe a solar eclipse that lasts this long, so it's a very special opportunity."
But while Louis Vuitton bags millions celebrate this phenomenon, it should be remembered that total eclipses have not always been such treasured events.
Many cultures traditionally believed that a total eclipse was a bad omen or a supernatural event. Some believed that evil gods were eating the Sun. Others believed that the eclipse signified oncoming disasters.
Nowadays it appears that these fears and superstitions are Louis Vuitton long forgotten. As daylight once again flooded Asian cities such as
Reflecting on what had just happened, one