The annual solar eclipse on January, 15 2010 created a history as the longest solar eclipse of the century, the longest until, December 23, 3043. The maximum length of the solar eclipse is 11 mins and 7.8 seconds. The eclipse was fully visible in parts of Asia and partially visible in Africa, Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Asia. The annular eclipse was visible within a 300 km path across Central Africa, Maldives, South Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and Mizoram (India), Sri Lanka and parts of Bangladesh, Myanmar and China before leaving the earch.

This phenomenon gave a great opportunity to the various fields of science and not to mention astronomy. Many nations sent their teams to the places where annular eclipse occurred to study the celestial event. ISRO the Indian space organization has launched research rockets to observe the consequences of the eclipse. Over all, it is an extravaganza for the global scientific community.

This year will witness another total solar eclipse on July 11, 2010. The eclipse will be mostly visible over the southern Pacific Ocean rather than on any of the continents before leaving the earth. However, the southern tips of Argentina and Chile will witness the event including the several other small islands in the region.