eclipse duration

基本解释

This flower only bloomed during the very short duration of an eclipse.
这种花只在月食发生时那段很短的期间开放。
NASA says the annular eclipse of the Sun began in Africa and passed through the Indian Ocean, where the maximum duration of annularity reached 11 minutes and 8 seconds.
据美国宇航局介绍，今天可见的日环食始于非洲，在印度洋时间最长，持续11分8秒。
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"The maximum eclipse time [stretched] to an incredible 11 minutes and 7 seconds, making this eclipse duration the longest annular solar eclipse of the millennium, " he said.
他说：”这次日食是千年以来持续时间最长的一次，11分7秒。