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People in Bangladesh witnessed a partial solar eclipse on Sunday, the longest day of the year.
Dhaka residents witnessed the astronomical event starting at 11:30am and lasting until 1:21pm.
A solar eclipse occurs when a portion of the earth is engulfed in a shadow cast by the moon which fully or partially blocks sunlight. This occurs when the sun, moon and earth are aligned.
Such alignment coincides with a new moon indicating the moon is closest to the ecliptic plane.
In a total eclipse, the disk of the Sun is fully obscured by the moon.
In partial and annular eclipses, only part of the Sun is obscured.
A UNB photojournalist captured some photos of Sunday’s solar eclipse. The photos were taken from Adabor area of Shyamoly.
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