ST. PETERSBURG, August 10 (RIA Novosti - Northwest, Olga Vtorova) - A total solar eclipse will occur on March 29, 2006, the director of the Main Observatory in St. Petersburg said Wednesday.
Alexander Stepanov said people would be able to see the eclipse in Brazil, Egypt, Turkey, the Caucasus, the Caspian Sea coast, northern Kazakhstan and Altai (South Siberia). He added that the eclipse would be visible from St. Petersburg, but not in its entirety.
A partial solar eclipse will be seen on October 3, 2005, said observatory staff member Sergei Smirnov. The shadow of the Moon will sweep a band through the Atlantic Ocean, Spain, Africa, the Indian Ocean, the North Caucasus, Ukraine and Southern Europe.
Smirnov also said that the closest approach between Earth and Mars would occur on October 30, 2005.
