India, Bhutan, Nepal, Bangladesh , China and Japan will see a six and a half minutes of darkness during the daytime. The longest solar eclipse of this century. The next one, well its going to take you another 123 years, on June 13, 2132 to be precise. So maybe most of us won't last that long. So how will you view this extraordinary account - the answer of course - ONLINE.

If you are on the other side of the globe: Ustream.com will be telecasting this live! NASA's official page too has this covered.

For those following it real time tweet for your dear friends and be careful. Topicbean provides top 5 tips to view the Solar eclipse safely:

1. Pin Hole Camera - Simplest way to view an eclipse. Here is how you can make one:



2. Solar Filters or Welders glasses - Go to a nearest welder and request for a grade 14 welders glasses. Please know you can't use sunglasses - they don't have the same grade of protection as the welding glasses.

And remember to enjoy this. It won't happen again for the next 123 years.


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