CHINA> Photo
China prepares for the solar eclipse
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2009-07-22 00:22

E

China prepares for the solar eclipse

A group of Chinese kids learn the theory of total solar eclipse one day prior to the total solar eclipse observation at Taizhou City in east China's Jiangsu Province, July 21, 2009. [Xinhua]
XPECTATION AND SIGNIFICANCE

Ji Haisheng, a research fellow at the Purple Mountain Observatory of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, said that they will try to get some data so as to resolve any issues, such as the influence of solar movement on the radiation of sun, and the search for asteroid within the mercurial orbit.

Full Coverage:
China prepares for the solar eclipse Total Solar Eclipse

Related readings:
China prepares for the solar eclipse Solar eclipse pits superstition against science
China prepares for the solar eclipse Longest Solar Eclipse of 21st Century
China prepares for the solar eclipse China to live broadcast total solar eclipse worldwide
China prepares for the solar eclipse Spanish experts to study solar eclipse in China
China prepares for the solar eclipse China ready to watch total solar eclipse
Li Jing with NAO noted that the solar eclipse provided a chance for the youngsters to know more about astronomy.

The 81-year-old scientist remembered that he was fascinated by sciences when he was a fifth-grader and heard the story of Albert Einstein validating his theories by watching the solar eclipse.

"Young people had a natural eagerness to learn, so long as their curiosity was ignited," he said.

In the Beijing Book Building, books about astrology became bestsellers recently according to a man surnamed Yin who worked in the popular science section of the book store.

"The solar eclipse just lasts several minutes, but many people spent several months to prepare, and it might influence their whole life," he said.