Source: MyWay.com
The world gets an extremely rare treat today--a total eclipse of the sun.
The eclipse helped to boost tourism in the Turkish Mediterranean coast where many say is the best place to view the eclipse. Tourism in this region has been scarce due to a recent bird flu outbreak and protests over the caricatures of Islam's Prophet Muhammad.
ACCRA, Ghana (AP) -- Schoolchildren cheered as the first total eclipse in years plunged Ghana into daytime darkness Wednesday, a solar show sweeping northeast from Brazil to Mongolia.
As the heavens and Earth moved into rare alignment, all that could be seen of the sun were the rays of its corona -- the usually invisible extended atmosphere of the sun that glowed a dull yellow for about three minutes, barely illuminating the west African nation.
Automatic street lights flickered on, authorities sounded whistles and schoolchildren burst into applause across Ghana's capital, Accra. Many in the deeply religious country of Christians and Muslims said the phenomenon bolstered their faith.
"I believe it's a wonderful work of God, despite all what the scientists say," said Solomon Pomenya, a 52-year old doctor. "This tells me that God is a true engineer."
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