Path of August 2008 Total Solar Eclipse

Path of August 2008 Total Solar Eclipse

On August 1, 2008, a total solar eclipse will occur as the new moon moves directly between the sun and the earth. The total solar eclipse begins at 6:09 pm China time near the windswept high grasslands northeast of the small hamlet of Yiwu, about two hours north of Hami in the Xinjiang province of China. The moon’s umbral shadow will fall on parts of Canada, Greenland, the Arctic Ocean, Russia, Mongolia, and China.

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


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