For scientists, will clouds be in their eyes?

ANJI, Zhejiang: Scientists from around the world were stationed in China yesterday, all set to study today's much-anticipated solar eclipse, but their wait became tinged with worry as more and more clouds formed in the sky.

More than 130 scientists who have come to China for the event are gathered at a 1,000-m mountain in Tianhuangping, about 60 km from Hangzhou and 180 km from Shanghai.

The site was selected by Jay Pasachoff, chairman of the International Astronomical Union's Working Group on Solar Eclipses.