Chinese residents gather watch the solar eclipse in Wuhan, in central China’s Hubei province on July 22, 2009, as the lunar shadow or ‘umbra’ moves over the city.
Light returns to Shanghai following the eclipse.
Children observe the eclipse through Google goggles in Wangfujing Street, Beijing.
A silhouette in Wuhan, Hubei Province of China.
The view from Wenzhou of Zhejiang Province, China.
The public watch the event from Shanghai, China.
View of the solar eclipse from Flickr photographer, jaaron.
A Hindu man watches as he takes a bath in the Ganges river in the Indian city of Varanasi.
People watch the total solar eclipse at the Yonsei University on July 22, 2009 in Seoul, South Korea.
A partial solar eclipse is seen in Karachi on July 22, 2009.
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