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Total Solar Eclipse, August 01, 2008

dhani — July 24, 2008 / 8:10 am

A total solar eclipse will took place on August 01, 2008. The eclipse is visible from within a narrow corridor that traverses half the Earth. The path of the Moon’s umbral shadow begins in Canada and extends across northern Greenland, the Arctic, central Russia, Mongolia, and China where it will end at sunset. A partial eclipse is seen within the much broader path of the Moon’s penumbral shadow, which includes northeastern North America, most of Europe and Asia.

Eclipse starts at 09:23 UT. Greatest eclipse occurs at 10:21:07 UT (on latitude 65° 39′N, longitude 72° 18′E) when the axis of the Moon’s shadow passes closest to the centre of Earth. Maximum duration of totality is 2min 27s. Central eclipse ends at 11:20 UT. Over the course of 2 hours, the Moon’s umbra travels along a path approximately 10,200 km long and covers 0.4% of Earth’s surface area.

A live webcast from China can be seen on website http://www.exploratorium.edu/eclipse/.

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