The Solar Eclipse, August 2008
The total solar eclipse has taken place on August 1, 2008 and lasted around 1 minute and 30 seconds. If you too slept during the eclipse and missed it, it was captured on camera. The total eclipse was observed in Western Siberia from the north to the south, then in regions of China and Mongolia. The next one will occur in Northern America in 2017, in Europe – in 2026, and in Russia – in 2030. You won’t get to see another one for quite some time, here’s your chance to see it.
Man and camel set against the solar eclipse in Gaotai, China (photo Aly Song-Reuters)
Islamabad, Pakistan (photo B.K. Bangash / AP)
Harbin, China (Reuters)
Jiayuguan, China (photo by David Gray / Reuters)
Observing the eclipse in Altai, Russia (photo Andrei Kasprishin-Reuters)
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