Solar Eclipse of August 1, 2008 - Conclusion: China

Conclusion: China

The path of the eclipse then moved south-east, crossing into Mongolia and just clipping Kazakhstan at around 10:58 UT. The path here was 252 km wide, but the duration was decreased to 2 minutes 10 seconds. The path then ran down the China-Mongolia border, ending in China at 11:18 UT, with an eclipse lasting 1 minute 27 seconds at sunset. The total eclipse finished at 11:21 UT. The total eclipse passed over Yiwu, Juiquan and Xi’an. Around 10,000 people were gathered to watch the eclipse in Yiwu.

  • Total eclipse at Gansu; red prominences are clearly visible on both sides of the sun

  • Overview of the eclipse from Gansu; Venus and Mercury are clearly visible to the upper left of the sun

  • Total eclipse from Gansu

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