Total Solar Eclipse August 2008

Total Solar Eclipse August 2008

A total solar eclipse — the first in nearly two and a half years — will be visible along a narrow track that will start over the Northwest Passage of Canada, gives a glancing blow to northern Greenland, then shifts southeast through Siberia and western Mongolia and before ending near the famed Silk Route of China.

The sun appears as a diamond ring as the moon passes over during the solar eclipse.

Friday, August 1 is a red-letter day for eclipse enthusiasts. On that date, the sun will be partially eclipsed over an immense area that includes western and central Asia, parts of northern and central Europe, all of Greenland and even a small slice of northeastern North America.

The path of totality for this upcoming eclipse is never more than 157 miles (252 km) wide.

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source: news.yahoo.com