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Decade's last solar eclipse visible from Vietnam
Updated: 10:55, 26/12/2019
The last solar eclipse of the decade would happen on Thursday noon, and can be seen from across Vietnam.
The annular solar eclipse comes four years after the last solar eclipse that was watchable from Vietnam in March 2016.
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A solar eclipse is seen from the beach of Ternate island, Indonesia, March 9, 2016. |
The solar eclipse would begin starting 10:44 a.m. in Hanoi and 10:36 a.m. in Saigon, peaking at 12:24 p.m. in Hanoi and 12:31 p.m. in Saigon, and ending at 2:01 p.m. in Hanoi and 2:20 p.m. in Saigon, according to Vietnam Astronomy and Cosmology Association (VACA).
People are advised to watch the solar eclipse either indirectly or with proper glasses to protect their eyes.
The Vietnam Solar Power Expo 2019 opened in Hanoi on September 25, drawing 48 exhibitors and more than 300 enterprises.
A 420 MW solar power project, the largest of its kind in Southeast Asia, has officially started production in Tay Ninh.
The Electricity of Vietnam (EVN) anticipated that the capacity of rooftop solar power will reach approximately 2,000 MW by the end of 2020,contributing to ensuring power security.
The Electricity and Renewable Energy Authority of the Ministry of Industry and Trade launched a programme to boost the development of rooftop solar power in Vietnam at a workshop held in Ho Chi Minh City on July 25.
As of June 30, as many as 82 solar power plants with a combined capacity of 4,460MW had been connected to the national grid, according to the Vietnam Electricity (EVN) group.
Source: VnExpress
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