Solar eclipse attracts watchers, despite clouds "The weather is clear enough to observe the complete duration of the solar eclipse here in Anji, east China's Zhejiang Province. However, the image of the eclipse may not be ideal for professional astronomical analysis, because of the interference of some cloud," said Zhang Hongqi, chief researcher of the National Astronomical Observatories.  Full story

Solar eclipse occurs in Tibet, but views blocked by clouds Cona County, Tibet in southwest China was one of the first places in the country to view the solar eclipse, which occurred at 8:01'27 Wednesday, according to an observatory under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). Solar eclipse attracts Chinese gazers, but weather may shadow their views Solar eclipse gazers gathered at the sides of the Yellow and Yangtze rivers Wednesday in Lanzhou and central Wuhan cities as the moon started to shadow the sun at 8:15 a.m.. More than 500 foreign stargazers to observe total solar eclipse in east China  More than 500 amateur astronomers from overseas have booked their hotels in Haiyan County in east China's Zhejiang Province to see a total solar eclipse this month. >>> Full story

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