{"id":11122,"date":"2012-05-18T12:29:10","date_gmt":"2012-05-18T17:29:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/files\/2012\/05\/89159193.jpg"},"modified":"2012-05-18T12:29:10","modified_gmt":"2012-05-18T17:29:10","slug":"an-indian-man-uses-protective-goggles-to","status":"inherit","type":"attachment","link":"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/2012\/05\/18\/partial-eclipse-of-the-heart-and-sun-coming-to-texas-sunday\/an-indian-man-uses-protective-goggles-to\/","title":{"rendered":"An Indian man uses protective goggles to"},"author":87,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"acf":[],"description":{"rendered":"<p class=\"attachment\"><a href='https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/files\/2012\/05\/89159193.jpg'><img width=\"300\" height=\"180\" src=\"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/files\/2012\/05\/89159193-300x180.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/files\/2012\/05\/89159193-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/files\/2012\/05\/89159193-620x373.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>, where sixth-century Indian astronomer-mathematician Aryabhatta is said to have camped to carry out his studies on celestial bodies. The longest solar eclipse of the 21st century cast a shadow over much of Asia on Wednesday, plunging hundreds of millions into darkness across the giant land masses of India and China. Ancient superstition and modern commerce came together in a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity which could end up being the most watched eclipse in history, due to its path over Earth&#8217;s most densely inhabited areas. <\/p>\n"},"caption":{"rendered":"<p>An Indian man uses protective goggles to view the solar eclipse in the village of Taregna, some 30 Kms. south of Patna early July 22, 2009.<\/p>\n"},"alt_text":"","media_type":"image","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","media_details":{"width":"3400","height":"2047","hwstring_small":"height='77' width='128'","file":"2012\/05\/89159193.jpg","sizes":{"thumbnail":{"file":"89159193-150x150.jpg","width":"150","height":"150","source_url":"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/files\/2012\/05\/89159193-150x150.jpg"},"medium":{"file":"89159193-300x180.jpg","width":"300","height":"180","source_url":"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/files\/2012\/05\/89159193-300x180.jpg"},"large":{"file":"89159193-620x373.jpg","width":"620","height":"373","source_url":"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/files\/2012\/05\/89159193-620x373.jpg"},"station-thumb":{"file":"89159193-140x2047.jpg","width":"140","height":"2047","source_url":"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/files\/2012\/05\/89159193-140x2047.jpg"},"multimedia-thumb":{"file":"89159193-300x100.jpg","width":"300","height":"100","source_url":"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/files\/2012\/05\/89159193-300x100.jpg"},"thumb-100":{"file":"89159193-100x100.jpg","width":"100","height":"100","source_url":"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/files\/2012\/05\/89159193-100x100.jpg"},"featured-thumb":{"file":"89159193-60x60.jpg","width":"60","height":"60","source_url":"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/files\/2012\/05\/89159193-60x60.jpg"},"full":{"file":"89159193.jpg","width":3400,"height":2047,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/files\/2012\/05\/89159193.jpg"}},"image_meta":{"aperture":"0","credit":"DESHAKALYAN CHOWDHURY","camera":"","caption":"An Indian man uses protective goggles to view the solar eclipse in the village of Taregna, some 30 Kms. south of Patna early July 22, 2009, where sixth-century Indian astronomer-mathematician Aryabhatta is said to have camped to carry out his studies on celestial bodies. 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