Astro Event of the Week: January 26th-February 1st, 2009; An Annular Eclipse.

A Rising Annular Eclipse. (Credit: APOD/Dennis Mammana).
This week’s event is a rare annular eclipse of the Sun. The first eclipse of the year, this one traverses Borneo, Sumatra and the Mid-Indian Ocean. Folks from India and Southeast Asia to South Africa, Antarctica, and Australia will see varying degrees of partiality.