People in Taiwan saw the greatest partial solar eclipse in 51 years Wednesday morning when the longest total solar eclipse of the century occurred. The event was visible in many parts of Asia, but the total eclipse was seen only along a narrow corridor stretching from northern India, eastern Nepal, northern Bangladesh, Bhutan, the northern tip of Myanmar, central China and the Pacific Ocean, including the Ryukyu Islands, Marshall Islands and Kiribati. The full eclipse was expected to last for up to 6 minutes 39 seconds. Taipei, which is located very close to the corridor, saw a partial eclipse starting 8: 23 a.m. The maximum eclipse appeared at 9:40 a.m. A solar eclipse occurs when the moon's orbit moves between the Earth and the sun so that the sun's disc is fully or partially covered. On Wednesday morning, the sun was seen in 80 percent eclipse in northern Taiwan, and in 70 percent eclipse in central and southern Taiwan, according to Astronomical Observatory under the Central Weather Bureau. 