Get the full transcript and summary plus audio and video downloads of the Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo’s State of the Nation Address 2008 here at http://pgma-sona2008.extratopics.com/
Based on www.total-eclipse-2008.com, there are at least 4 obvious advantages:
- Eclipse path in Siberia passes big cities, while in China it goes through the difficult to access regions near the Gobi desert.
- Eclipse duration in Siberia is a bit longer which is 2:14 to 2:27 minutes, while in China it is less than 2:10 minutes.
- Eclipse in Siberia will be seen at higher solar angle which is more convenient for observation.
- Eclipse in China will be a week prior the Olympic Games with Opening at August 8, drawing the attention of people and law-enforcement authorities much more than the Eclipse.
And lastly, it’s a real change to see an immense and breathtaking terra incognita of Russia and to evaluate it by your own!
Well, I think the forth reason is quite lame. This Russian website is just trying to draw convince people to visite their country. Sort of a promotion or something. But in fairness, their website has a complete detail about the event, VERY detailed in fact. Lots of “nerdy” stuff which even I myself don’t really understand…
Path of August 2008 Total Solar Eclipse
As in the total solar eclipses of 1999, 2001, and 2006, a team of Exploratorium and NASA heliophysics experts will adeptly capture and broadcast the Eclipse live from yet another specially chosen international locale. Thanks to satellite technology, you can watch it from your planetarium or local museum — or even from home at your computer screen.
Click here for the Live Webcast of this 2008 eclipse!
BE SURE TO CHECK YOUR LOCAL TIMES FOR THE ECLIPSE.
Telescope-Only Feed
Start: 10:00am UT 6:00am EDT 3:00am PDT 6:00pm Urumqi
End: 12:15pm UT 8:15am EDT 5:15am PDT 8:15pm Urumqi
Program Feed:
Start: 10:30am UT 6:30am EDT 3:30am PDT 6:30pm Urumqi
End: 11:30am UT 7:30am EDT 4:30am PDT 7:30pm Urumqi
