Tourists interested in watching solar eclipse from Mandalay on Jan 15

(Photo by NOAA)

World tourists are so interested in the solar eclipse to take place on January 15, 2010, that they have reserved rooms at hotels in Mandalay.
It has been forecast that the process can be seen from cities in central Myanmar such as Mandalay, Sagaing, Shwebo and Monywa.  Tourists intend to watch it from the summits of the Mandalay Hill and the Sagaing Hill, said a hotel manager.
The hotels in Mandalay have arranged to provide protective spectacles to the intended watchers,
The solar eclipse will go through a process, said to be the longest in the 21st century.  Partial eclipse can be seen at 12:20 Myanmar standard time (MST) and full eclipse from 12:34 to 16:36 MST on the day.
Written by—Ye Min Htet
Translated by Ko Ye Nyunt