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| | Tuesday, 11 June, 2002, 14:53 GMT 15:53 UK In pictures: Solar eclipse Millions lined up in Asia, the US and Mexico on Tuesday to watch a spectacular partial eclipse of the sun.  Japanese amateur astronomers were up at dawn eagerly awaiting the eclipse time  In Taiwan everyone turned out to view the phenomenon  Their patience paid off as they were treated to a spectacular sight  In Shanghai viewers were clearly astonished by what they saw  A Mexican child resorted to a rather unconventional means to protect his eyes  In Texas the sky glowed a deep red | | See also:  23 Apr 02 | Science/Nature 14 Jun 01 | Science/Nature 21 Jan 00 | Science/Nature Internet links: The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites Top Science/Nature stories now: Links to more Science/Nature stories are at the foot of the page. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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