Longest Solar eclipse of the millenium

15th January saw the first annular solar eclipse of the year, which is also the longest of the millennium.
An annular solar eclipse is seen formed over the skies in Southern part of Kerala and Tamil Nadu. Thousands of people in southern India viewed the spectacle of an eclipse of the sun looking skywards through special filter eyeglasses as the moon crosses its path blocking everything but a narrow, blazing rim of light.