Prayers and panic during solar eclipse in India

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Updated July 23, 2009 11:26:11

The longest solar eclipse of the 21st century plunged millions across Asia from India to China into temporary darkness yesterday.

It also sparked a flurry of scientific activity, as well as religious fervour. A stampede in the Indian holy city of Varanasi left one woman dead and more than 20 people injured.

Presenter: Claudette Werden
Speakers: R. Sarker, Bangladesh Astronomical Society; John August ,amateur astronomer; S. Satish, India's Space Research Organisation; Dr Stephen Hughes, Queensland University of Technology

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